Keyword: «grammar; influence of the american version; military specialist»

there is an increased demand for effective military communications in English. The problem of the choice of the variant (American or British) of the English language to study at a military educational institution has been discussed in the article. There are distinctions in pronunciation, spelling, grammar, and lexicon of the British and American variants of the English language. The ways the American variant influences the British variant have been shown. The article states importance of studying these distinctions to acquire professional communicative competence in English at a Military Educational Institution.