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John97
16 mar 2017

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What is the difference between American English and British English??

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kilvu
16 mar 2017

  • Kraj lub region POLSKA

The accent and some words are different

Thori93
16 mar 2017

  • Kraj lub region HISZPANIA

Accent and slang mainly

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Armand_
16 mar 2017

  • Kraj lub region BRAZYLIA

Accent - Mainly the pronounce of 't', '-r', and the vowels...

Written - Some words change...
eg. 'favorite' to 'favourite'

Words - Some words change the meaning
like sweater and pants

I recommend the YouTube channel 'English with Lucy'
it's very helpful!

Usunięty użytkownik
16 mar 2017

well as the most obvious, British English is used in the UK and American English is used in the US, however, AmE is much more commonly used internationally that British English. I have seen a lot of English as a second langiage speakers use American English rather than British.

We have variations in accentS, yes plural, there isn't just one accent (and let me tell you that is especially emphasised in the UK, regional accents aren't even enough to some up the variations) we have different spellings in some words e.g. favourite (British) favorite (American)
Mum -> Mom

Very big differences are our
dialects and slangs. Regional/ social dialect is very unique in the UK.
Different nouns for some things e.g. car park -> parking lot
tap -> faucet
candy floss - cotton candy
torch -> flashlight

Also, our same words often have different meanings this time (opposite from before) which can cause ALOT of confusion haha (mainly with the native speakers themselves).

for example, fanny in American slang means butt but in British English it refers to a woman's genitals.

"Pants" in American English refers to regular bottoms/ trousers etc whereas it would be underwear in British English.

Dmitry137
16 mar 2017

  • Kraj lub region FEDERACJA ROSYJSKA

Mainly pronunciation
And some preferable words such as:
Flat/apartment
Book/reserve
Fill in/ fill out
Etc.

John97
16 mar 2017

  • Kraj lub region ARMENIA
@MeowWow thank u very much
Gejemica
16 mar 2017

  • Kraj lub region WIELKA BRYTANIA

American English uses the Past Simple more for recent events

whereas British English uses the Present Perfect

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awaterson
17 mar 2017

  • Kraj lub region WIELKA BRYTANIA

Certain words are also spelt differently such as colour and color.

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ArtySloth_
17 mar 2017

  • Kraj lub region WIELKA BRYTANIA

Americans spell some words differently.

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CapoGabb
18 mar 2017

  • Kraj lub region WIELKA BRYTANIA

Americans speak and spell things incorrectly ;)

JohnElite
19 mar 2017

  • Kraj lub region WIELKA BRYTANIA

British English is the Standard taught internationally.

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Gejemica
19 mar 2017

  • Kraj lub region WIELKA BRYTANIA

@JohnElite Nah, son.

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JohnElite
19 mar 2017

  • Kraj lub region WIELKA BRYTANIA

@Gejemica yes, lad.

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Gejemica
19 mar 2017

  • Kraj lub region WIELKA BRYTANIA

@JohnElite

Which dialect of English do you think is most likely to be taught in a school in, say, Colombia?

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JohnElite
19 mar 2017

  • Kraj lub region WIELKA BRYTANIA

@Gejemica in the America's(minus Canada), I agree probably American English but apart from that part of the world, and maybe tiny parts of Asia. The rest is British English, that's including a Billion Indians

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Gejemica
19 mar 2017

  • Kraj lub region WIELKA BRYTANIA

@JohnElite

And Colombia is in neither

British English is *a* standard that's taught internationally. Not *the* standard.

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JohnElite
19 mar 2017

  • Kraj lub region WIELKA BRYTANIA

I said Colombia is in the America's(North and South America combined), which it is. Ok, I meant to say British English a Standard that is the more widely taught compared to American English.

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