It has been said that the British and Americans are "two peoples separated by a common language". However, the differences between British and American English are comparatively small. Although some British irate people occasionally complain about the latest American TV series of which they are unable to understand a word, it is clear that few people have serious problems. In fact, it is television, films, and pop music that have helped to bring them closer together, and those minor difficulties which might occur in comprehension are probably much fewer than 40 or 50 years ago. Normally four or five American programmes are found in an evening on British television, and 6 or 7 of the American 20 best records are by British artists. It is true that most Americans would say:"Pardon me. Do you have ..... ?"While in Britain it would be more common to say:"Excuse me. Have you got ..... ?"However , both forms would be understood in both countries.
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