The Differences Between British English and American English

There are some key differences in how English functions in the United States versus the United Kingdom. Let’s take a quick look at some fun and noteworthy examples of how English vocabulary, slang, spelling, and pronunciation can vary depending on your location.

Autumn vs Fall (from Dictionary.com)

The names autumn and fall are both commonly used. Autumn is thought to be slightly older, appearing in the 1300s, with the word fall first appearing around the 1500s in reference to leaves falling off trees. An even earlier name for the season is harvest.

British vs American English

 

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British vs American English (Vocab)

British vs American vs Canadian ENGLISH Differences! (very different!)

US vs CAN vs UK Vocab

British vs American Accents

 

American expressions 2

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Differences in American and British English grammar - article | Onestopenglish

Differences in American and British English grammar - article | Onestopenglish: An article by Kerry Maxwell and Lindsay Clandfield on recognizing grammatical differences between American and British English.

British vs American English

Study differences in spelling and pronunciation (videos included) on Oxford Dictionaries.

Differences in American and British English grammar - article | Onestopenglish

Differences in American and British English grammar - article | Onestopenglish

Differences in American and British English grammar - article | Onestopenglish

Differences in American and British English grammar - article | Onestopenglish