美式英语有强烈的儿化音,儿化音已不存在于英式英语当中.
美式英语有大口a音与大口ο音；原英式英语中的ju:音在美式英语中读成u:音；在非重读音节中,原英式英语中的ə音在美式英语中读成ε音.
选词区别
部分美式英语与英式英语的单词选用有差异：
罐头：tin (英式),can (美式),地铁：underground (英式),subway (美式).
强调抑扬顿挫的是 英式英语,有皇家味道
美式英语比较自由,随意,
1）DIFFERENT WORDS - SAME MEANING
AMERICAN USAGE
1. Elevator
2. Trunk (of a car)
3. Subway
4. Scotch
5. Period
6. Cookie
7. Gas/Gasoline
8. Kid(s)
9. Cell phone
10. Sidewalk
11. Soccer
12. Football
13. Fall (the season, not the action)
14. Vacation
15. School terminology:
a. Semester - there are two in a year, allowing for a break over Christmas and the new year.
b. Freshman - a student in the first year of high school or university.
c. Sophomore - a student in the second year.
d. Junior - a third year student, or a student in the year before the final year of university or high school.
e. Senior - a student in their last year.
f. High School - secondary education
g. Public school - state run
h. Private School - private
BRITISH USAGE
1. Lift (as an alternative to the stairs)
2. Boot (of a car)
3. Underground/Tube
4. Whiskey
5. Full stop
6. Biscuit
7. Petrol
8. Child(ren)
9. Mobile phone
10. Pavement
11. Football
12. American football
13. Autumn
14. Holiday
15. School terminology:
a. Term - there are three in the year - the autumn term from Sept to Dec, the spring term from Jan/Feb to April and the summer term from April to June/July. The April break is for Easter.
b. Fresher: a first year student at university, especially used during the first term.
Then we say - first year, second year, third year. e.g. she's a third year.
c. Finalist - a student in their last year of university about to take their final exams and graduate.
d. Secondary School - not high school
e. State school - state run, tuition is free.
f. Public School - private, tuition needs to be paid by each student.
美语与英语在国际商务方面的差异
—习惯用语差异
美语与英语在习惯用法上也存在着明显的差异.比如,英国英语在虚拟式中往往要加should,而美语大都不用.表示"有"或"没有"的概念,英语用to have/haven't got,美语则用to have/don't have；"不得不""必须"做什么,英语用to have got to do something,美语只须说to have to do something；"假期临时工"英语用holiday jobs,美语用summer/temporary jobs；"租用计算机"英语的表达是computer hire,美语用computer rental；"从某某学校毕业",英美表达习惯也不同,"graduate"一词,在美语里可以用于任何种类的学校,如graduate from university/school等,而在英语里,graduate仅限于大学毕业,中学毕业要用leave；当谈到某家公司待遇低的时候,英语通常的表达是It was badly paid,而美语的表达则是It didn't pay very much；"我与老板相处得很好"英语的表达是I got ort very well with my boss,但美语则用got along代替句中的got on；"提高价格"英语用put up prices,美语用raise prices；"上计算机课"英语的表达是go on a computer course,美语则说take a computer course.
通电话时,英美两国也有不同的表达方式,如果自己是办公室的秘书或接线员之类的职员,不是对方要找的人,我们常说"请稍候",英语的习惯表达是hold the line, please,美语通常用hold on；如果要求对方（如接线员）转给经理,英语的表达是Could you connect me with the manager?美语通常用介词"to"代替句中的介词"with".
http://www.lae.cn/
http://202.196.16.40/cjgz/english/english/keae.htm
Differences between American and British English
http://huayn.com/download/English/xfdb/2462.doc
http://www.sohozu.com/2005/6-20/18533345437.html
http://www.haotushu.com/book/318331/
http://www.mercan.com.cn/mercan2000/english/022211.htm
http://www.kuai6.net/english/article/yingmei.htm
http://www.tesi.cn/teach/indu/comme/200505/1282.html
http://www.ecp.com.cn/resource/Article_Print.asp?ArticleID=1592
http://www.hnzxxjy.com/Article_Print.asp?ArticleID=1148
http://www.bjerwai.com/modules/news/print.php?storyid=9230
http://lib.verycd.com/2004/10/17/0000023485.html
http://club.learning.sohu.com/read_art_sub.php?b=english&a=125728&allchildnum=1
http://cn.sms.yahoo.com/eng/british.html
http://www.taoren.com.cn/4/6977.htm
http://sesc.gxou.com.cn/Article/kcfx/yyxzs/200503/156.html
参考资料：http://zhidao.baidu.com/question/945166.html
