BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH

The Outline :

1. General statement :English is used in many countries either as a mother tongue or as a second language.
2. Thesis Statement : Therefore, those are the similiarities and differences between British and American English in particular.

3. Similarities : Both of them have the same similiarities which could be predicted by English learners well. Two kinds of this style are currently applied in English language and taught in the rest of the world, such as Australia, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand.

4. Transitional Paragraph : After conveying few similiarities of those styles, it is important also to know what some differences which are closed to both of them distinctly viewed from several perspectives.

5. Differences :There is little difference between British English and American English tends to only enrich communication and does not pose a problem or difficulty in communicating such as spelling, pronounciation and vocabulary.

6. Conclusion : In brief, both British and American English have some similiarities and differences based on related aspectscommonly.

British and American English

English is used in many countries either as a mother tongue or as a second language. As a second language, it can be observed from several aspects which has been discussed completely and determinedly. Thus, it refers to two kinds of English language most commonly used in several countries. Those are British and American English style in which many colleagues could not distinguish specifically. Therefore, here are the similarities and differences between British and American English in particular.

Both of them have the same similarities which could be predicted by English learners well. Two kinds of this style are currently applied in English language. So far, they are used to communicate and practiced by using English as the pattern of communication. In spoken, they are similarly uttered by English as a second language in western commonly.British and American English are the reference norms for English as spoken, written, and taught in the rest of the world, excluding countries where English is spoken natively such as Australia,Canada,Ireland and New Zealand.

After conveying few similarities of those styles, it is important also to know what some differences which are closed to both of them distinctly viewed from several perspectives.

There is little difference between British English and American English tends to only enrich communication and does not pose a problem or difficulty in communicating. The differences could be distinguished from lots of the use and application in communication context fro some learners. Here’s the difference of English British and American based on its use.

Spelling becomes the first aspect which refers to some words pronounced in both British and American.British spelling tends to retain many words of French originally while American English directs to spell a word which is closer to the way they pronounce it, and also they eliminate the lettersnot required.

Here are some examples between British and American spelling. British English: centre, theatre, realise, catalogue, programme, travelled, neighbour, grey, plough, to practise (verb), practice (noun), cheque (noun)American English: Center, theater, Realize, catalogs, programs, Traveled, neighbor, gray, plow, to practice (verb),practice (verb), check (noun)

The following aspect is about pronunciation. Americans usually pronounce the letter “r” with their tongues rolled back and pressed them together to the palate mouth while most British people do not pronounce the letter “r” in the word, especially if there is the final word.In American English the word “can” and “can not” sound very similar, while in English British, you can distinguish them clearly.Americans tend to pronounce words like “reduce”, “produce”, “induce”, “Seduce” (verbs that ending in “duce”) with more relaxed, which means that after the letter “d” followed by the sound / letter of  “u”. In the contrary, In British, it happens after the letter “d” added by “j”. Americans have a tendency to reduce the word with eliminating some letters. For instance, the word “facts” in American English is pronounced the same as the word “fax” –The letter “T” is not pronounced.In American English, the letter combination “cl” in words like “cling”, “climate”, “club” etc., sounding more fricative. You can produce this sound with thrilling vocal cords. Emphasis is also sometimes different words.For example, the word “details” to get the emphasis on the letter “e” in British English and the “ai” in the United States.

The last aspect is about vocabulary which is sometimes nearly difficult to understand and compare both in spoken and written English. The only key to master and differ those related vocabulary is memorizing and often look up some words from dictionary such as Oxford and Longman dictionary. Here are some few examples of British : lift, boot, autumn, litter, cross, road, trousers, while American : Elevator, trunk, fall, garbage, crossing, pants, etc.

In brief, both British and American English have some similarities and differences based on related aspects commonly.For similarities, both of them have currently practiced by using English at all and taught in the rest of the world, such as Australia,Canada,Ireland and New Zealand. For differences, they commonly are diversified in some uses such as spelling, pronunciation, and vocabulary. In fact, for some learners in school, they prefer to use British as the English subject in practicing and communicating dominantly.

This post is regularly posted to fulfill Writing 3 assignment lectured by Mifatchudin Arjuna M.Pd in IAIN Salatiga

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Danang Sigit W.

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POP AND ROCK MUSIC

The Outline :

1. General statement : Music is any kind of sound arranged and produced intentionally by a person or group to create rhythm, or melodious songs.

         Thesis Statement :Therefore, in this case, it sounds great to discuss about the differences and similarities between pop and rock music particularly.

2. Differences :

1st: The first different is that pop music tends only focuses on the vocals in common. Inversely, rock music more tends to focus on its musical instrument generally. Thus, that is specifically  characteristic sound of rock music.

2nd: The second different is about the music stream of them. Basically pop music is softer in producing a voice and intonation.On the contrary,the stream of rock music beats faster. Its musical instrument is little bit hard, so it sounds noisy to hear.

3rd: The final different is about the appearances. Pop singers show their dress on the stage which looks more neat and interesting. In opposite, the rock singers are usually used to wear untidy dresses in their performance.

3. Transitional Paragraph : Besides both differences between pop and rock music, it also needs a discussion about the similarities which related to the kinds of these style musics.

4. Similarities :

1st: Both of them commonly apply the same musical instruments such as guitar, bass, and drum to produce music rhythms.

2nd: The second similarity is that they are equally able to be used to express feelings, criticisms, and suggestions for the audiences.

3rd: The third similarity is that both are the kinds of music that are well-known and favored by young people

5. Conclusion : To summarize, both pop and rock music have lots of differences and similarities signed by several factors.

 

                                                                           POP AND ROCK MUSIC

Music is any kind of sound arranged and produced intentionally by a person or group to create rhythm, or melodious songs. It is undeniable that life without music felt colorless. Many people admire to listen or arrange music. However,  music can create a reassuring heart , get more relaxed situations, and nice-hearing sounds.  Therefore, in this case, it sounds great to discuss about the differences and similarities between pop and rock music particularly.

There are several things that distinguish between pop and rock. The first different is that pop music tends only focuses on the vocals in common. It is effected that the pop music uses rhythm to harmonize the intonation in singing. Inversely,rock music more tends to focus on its musical instrument generally. Thus, that is specifically  characteristic sound of rock music.

The second different is about the music stream of them. Basically pop music is softer in producing a voice and intonation. That’s why pop music more varied of the theme of poem, such as adolescent life and romance. On the contrary,the stream of rock music beats faster. Its musical instrument is little bit hard, so it sounds noisy to hear. And it looks like pressing adrenalin out to listeners. The theme which is taken from rock music tends to raise social criticisms.

The final different is about the appearances. Pop music singers’ style is totally different from rock singers. Those could be seen from how the singers show their dress on the stage which looks more neat and interesting. In opposite, the rock singers are usually used to wear untidy dresses in their performance. This refers to a hard instrumental music in displaying their style.

Besides both differences between pop and rock music, it also needs a discussion about the similarities which related to the kinds of these style musics.

There are many similarities taken up from pop and rock music. For instance, both of them commonly apply the same musical instruments such as guitar, bass, and drum to produce music rhythms. Those instruments absolutely can’t be escaped in arranging a song melodiously. They have an important role, though.

The second similarity is that they are equally able to be used to express feelings, criticisms, and suggestions for the audiences. Indirectly, the audiences are going to know what the song writer means through the song lyrics.

The third similarity is that both are the kinds of music that are well-known and favored by young people. Those music genre could be found easily in several countries. Because it has been widespread rapidly based on people’s interest to enjoy playing music. Furthermore, they have lots of fans for group musics which commonly provide these genres.

To summarize, both pop and rock music have lots of differences and similarities signed by several factors.In differences, the first is that pop music more tends focus on vocals, whereas the rock more tends to focus on its musical instrument. The stream of pop music is softer, whereas rock music is harder and noisy. And the performance of pop singers is neater than rock singers. Additionally, in fact, both of them have the same similarities also which refer to the kinds of same musical instruments, such as a media to express the expression of song writer which favored by young people. However, those differences and similarities of pop and rock music above are still popular today.