(1) The colo(u)r group. Most words of this type are from Latin or French:

arbo(u)r, armo(u)r, endeavo(u)r, favo(u)r, hono(u)r, humo(u)r, labo(u)r, odo(u)r, neighbo(u)r, rigo(u)r, savo(u)r, tumo(u)r, valo(u)r, vigo(u)r.

The ending -our becomes -or in American.

(2) The centre/center group. In words of this type British English has -re and American English -er, and the difference is exclusive. The chief members are of non-Germanic origin and are:

fibre/fiber, goitre/goiter, litre/liter, meagre/meager, mitre/miter, sabre/saber, sombre/somber, theatre/theater; centred/centered; centrefold/centerfold.

(1) The instil(l) group. In such words, British English has a single written vowel plus -l, and American English has a single written vowel plus -ll, and all disyllabic verbs stressed on the second syllable:

distil(l), enrol(l), fulfil(l), instil(l), etc.

Exceptionally, extol prevails in American English over extoll. In American English -l in a syllable that is not stressed is not doubled.

5)The -ize/-ise group. Some verbs can only have -ize: capsize, seize. In some, only -ise is possible: advise, surprise. In many, both -ise, -ize are possible, as in civilise/civilize, organise/organize. For such verbs American English has systematic, exclusive -ize, and British English has both -ize and -ise.

Conclusion. Where differences exist, American English spellings tend to be shorter than British English spellings:

5.1 Pronunciation

According to Tom Mcarthur there is no analogous basis for comparing British English and American English pronunciation.

(1) A few words have their stress on a different syllable:

AmE -----> BrE

· address -- address

· cigarette -- cigarette

· detail -- detail

· garage -- garage

· laboratory -- laboratory

5.0.1 In American English 'r' occurs before vowels and before consonants, and also word-finally:

air, are, arm, bear, beer, more, care, deer, fear, hair, or, peer, pure, wear, work, etc.

5.0.1 In American English when 't' occurs between two vowel sounds it is pronounced as 'd':

bitter, catty, latter, utter, shutter, water, waiting, writer, etc.

5.1 Grammar

The most common differences can be grouped under three headings:

· differences to do with the verb

· differences to do with the noun and pronoun

· differences to do with the preposition

5.2 Vocabulary and idioms

It is possible to distinguish three types of vocabulary:

5.0.1 The common word-stock

The greater proportion of English words are common to both main forms of English. Words such as man, woman, fish, sky, tree, week, math, green, hot, smell, and thousands of others are exactly the same in both kinds of English.

5.0.2 Common ideas, different words

The second category is a large number of items where an object exists in both British and American culture, but where different words are used for them in the two forms of English.

'e.g.' Differences in the organization of Education in Britain and America lead to different terms:

AmE -----> BrE

· public school -- maintained school

· private school -- public school

· grade school -- elementary school

· high school -- secondary school

· grade -- mark

· student -- pupil

· semester (quarter) -- term

· required (subject) -- compulsory

· graduate -- post-graduate

· electives -- subsidiary subject

· dissertation -- thesis

· Associate Professor -- Reader

· Assistant Professor -- Senior Lecturer

· Instructor -- Lecturer

Other examples:

· anyplace -- anywhere

· someplace -- somewhere

· noplace -- nowhere

· attorney -- barrister, solicitor

· hood -- bonnet (of a car)

· trunk -- boot (of a car)

· fender -- bumper (of a car)

· suspenders -- braces

· automobile -- car

· parking lot -- car park

· cab -- taxi

· candy -- sweets

· French fries -- chips

· checkers -- draughts

· elevator -- lift

· fall -- autumn

· fine -- good

· outlet -- power point

· windshield -- windscreen

American English and British English sometimes have slightly different idioms, such as:

AmE -----> BrE

· a home away from home -- a home from home

· leave well enough alone -- leave well alone

· a tempest in a teacup/teapot -- a storm in a teacup

· blow one's own horn -- blow one's own trumpet

· sweep under the rug -- sweep under the carpet

5.0.1 Words with no counterparts

The third category covers words for ideas and objects in American English which have no counterparts in British English.

1. GEOGRAPHY: gulf, prairie, canyon; state, downstate, upstate; downtown, uptown, ranch, etc

2. GOVERNMENT: Congress, Senate, veep, honeymoon, House of representatives, President-elect, State Department, Attorney General, etc

3. Others: drive-in-cinema, hot dogs, hamburgers, potluck, yard sale, popcorns, Manhattan, Times Square, toothpick, die-in

Conclusion

From what has been said above, it is clear that American English is a variety of English Language with its own identical aspects, different kinds of dialects which are conventionally treated under four broad geographical headings: North, Coastal South, Midland, and West.

From my point of view American English is a beautiful and original language. If I had to choose between the languages I would choose the American spelling (it is shorter), but English pronunciation (in my opinion it is more melodious and romantic)!

Additionally I am to say that the whole body of the language is the same. Its similarities still predominate so it won’t be the case that if you learn British English you will have to use a dictionary when you go to the United States, or Canada, or Australia.

Why we learn English

The most important reason for learning English is:

“English – Best Hope for a WorldLanguage”

What hope is for a common language and how can this goal be best reached? There are, of course, supporters of new international languages. Esperanto has made some progress although it is improbable that it will ever provide the answer. Of the existing languages, English has by far the best start. The total number of languages in the world is large: between 4,000 and 4,500. There are only five languages that can claim a very large number of speakers, namely, Chinese, English, Spanish, Hindi-Urdu and Russian (in that order). Of these languages, only English can claim to be a more or less universal language