BrE & AmE

[zoobinshid]

Hello everyone,
Does anybody here knows why for the first and the third letter of ( BrE & AmE )we use capital letters and not for the middle letter?would you please tell me what is the rule for it?

Thanks in advance,

[Tdol]

We capitalise the first letter of the words only.

[zoobinshid]

Thanks tdol, but why for the abbreviation of BrE & AmE we capitalise the third letter .I mean ( E )?

Thanks again,

[Casiopea]

"E" stands for a word, English.

BrE = British English
AmE = American English

Capitalize the first letter of [i]each word[i], right?

Why isn't it, Br Eng or Am Eng, two parts? The reason, British English and American English are phrases.

[Angelasgf]

We capitalise the first and the third letter because it is an abbreviation of the following:
- British English (BrE)
- American English (AmE)

I think (correct me if I am wrong, as I am also a learner of English) we capitalise English as it is the name of a language and languages always start with capital. This is why the abbreviations are the way they are.

Bye, Jacqueline

PS: Hi everyone, I am new here! Nice to meet you :)

[Casiopea]

Welcome.

[Angelasgf]

Welcome.

Thanks Casiopea!

Isn't there an 'Introduce yourself' thread on this forum?

[Casiopea]

Yes, there is, but I see you've already found it.

http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/general-members-discussions/