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This is one of a series of articles about the differences between American English and British English, which, for the purposes of these articles, are defined as follows:
- American English (AmE) is the form of English used in the United States.
- British English (BrE) is the form of English used in the United Kingdom and the rest of the British Isles. It includes all English dialects used within the British Isles.
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Be can be auxiliary (helping) verbs or ordinary verbs. Auxiliary verb | Ordinary verb | | We are eating lunch. | We are in the cafeteria. |
The ordinary verb be has a number of different uses: am, is, or are. The ordinary verb be functions as a linking verb.
Examples:
Bangkok is a wonderful place.
I am hungry.
Are you being serious? |
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English is an Anglo-Frisian language brought to southeastern Great Britain in the 5th century AD and earlier by Germanic settlers and Germanic auxiliary troops from various parts of northwest Germany (Saxons, Angles) as well as Jutland (Jutes).
The extent of Germanic immigration to Britain during Roman supremacy there is unknown, but substantial, as Germanic auxiliary troops were continually recruited outside and settled within the borders of the Empire, Britain being no exception to this rule. Thus, the Germanic roots of English in Britain may go back to the 2nd Century A.D. or even earlier.
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