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American VS British English

Learn the key differences between American and British English! Discover unique word choices like 'sidewalk' vs 'pavement' ...
The Economist

Americans are chuffed as chips at British English

Gobsmacked! The British Invasion of American English. By Ben Yagoda. Princeton University Press; 288 pages; $24.95 and £20 British intellectuals enjoy bewailing the influx of Americanisms into the ...

A Word, Please: She’ll take the American version of English any day of the week

Grammar expert June Casagrande was recently surprised to learn she is a British citizen, thanks to her father. She took a ...
Time

Americans and Brits Have Been Fighting Over the English Language for Centuries. Here’s How It Started

The British and Americans have never gotten along very well where the English language is concerned. British mockery and indignation over what Americans were doing with and to the language began long ...
Alfred University

Peer learning: AU English class uses British literature anthology compiled by current AU student

In 2019, Alfred University student Angela Vanbuskirk ’20 produced the Anthology of British Literature: From the Restoration ...
unr.edu

British vs. American English

There are many differences between British and American punctuation, spelling, and grammar. Neither version is more correct than the other; which version you should use just depends on who your ...