American English vs British English

American English  is the form of English used in the United States . It includes all English dialects used within the United States of America.British English  is the form of English used in the United Kingdom. It includes all English dialects used within the United Kingdom. Differences between British and American English include pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary,spelling,punctuation and formatting of dates and numbers.

American vs Britsh Accent.
Prior to the Revolutionary War and American independence from the British in 1776, American and British accents were similar. Both were rothic  speakers pronounced the letter R in hard. Since 1776, the accents diverged, but English accent in America has changed less drastically than accents in Britain.

Towards the end of the 18th century,non-rothic speech took off in southern England, especially among the upper class; this "prestige" non-rhotic speech was standardized, and has been spreading in Britain ever since.

Most American accents, however, remained rhotic.

Differences in vocabulary.
While some words may mean something in British English, the same word might be something else in American english and vice versa. For example, Athlete in British English is one who participates in track and field events whereas Athlete in American English is one who participates in sports in general.

Rubber in British English: tool to erase pencil markings. Rubber in American English: condom.



Differences in Spelling.

There are many words that are spelt differently in both forms of English. Some examples are: 

A majority of the spelling differences between American and British English fall into the following categories:

Latin-derived spellings.




 * -our (British) and -or (American). e.g. colour vs color
 * -re (British) and -er (American). e.g. centre vs center
 * -ce (British) and -se (American). e.g. defence vs defense

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 * -ise (British) and -ize (American). e.g. centralise vs centralize
 * -yse (British) and -yze (American). e.g. analyse vs analyze
 * -ogue (British) and -og (American). e.g. dialogue vs dialog
 * Simplification of ae and oe in American English. e.g. gynaecology vs gynecology

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