people from great britain brought the english language to north america in the16th and 17th centuries. and in the 1 300 years， there were 2 many changes in 3 places that now people can 4 tell an english person 5 an american in the way he or she talks． many old words 6 in england but were kept in america． for example，300 years ago people in great britain got their water from something they called either a “faucet，” a “spigot，” or a “tap． ” all these words are 7 heard in different parts of america， but only “tap” is still common in 8 ． americans often made up new words or changed old 9 ． “corn” is one kind of plant in america and 10 in england． also, over the last three centuries the english language 11 thousands of new words for things that weren’t known 12 ．and often，american and english people used
