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British English and

American English

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British English and American
English

British English is an English accent that matches its country of


origin. British English can be said to be English itself. Meanwhile,
American English is English that has undergone language
adaptation.
Spelling differences

There is a difference in the British-English and American-English spelling systems

English-UK:
-oe-/-ae- (example: anaemia, diarrhoea, encyclopaedia)
-t (example: burnt, dreamt, leapt)
-ence (example: defence, offence, licence)
-ell- (example: cancelled, jeweller, marvellous)
-ise (contoh: appetiser, familiarise, organise)
-L- (contoh: enrol, fulfil, skilful)
English America:

-e- (example: anemia, diarrhea, encyclopedia)


-ed (example: burned, dreamed, leaped)
-ense (example: defense, offense, license)
-el- (example: canceled, jeweler, marvelous)
-ize (example: appetizer, familiarize, organize)
-LL- (example: enroll, fulfill, skillfull)
Vocabulary differences

English-Uk English America

 Trousers  Pants
 Flat  Apartment
 Lorry  Truck
 University  Collage
 Holiday  Vocation
 Jumper  Sweater
 shop  Store
Grammatical differences
Apart from differences in spelling and vocabulary, there are also
differences in grammar. For example, in American English, nouns that
express collective nouns are considered as a singular unit, so they are
followed by the form to be singular (example: The band is playing).
However, according to English-UK, collective nouns can be considered
singular or plural, although it is the plural form that is most often used
(example: The band are playing).
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