Differences - American English vs. British English

                                      Differences in English - Spelling and Pronunciation

British English has a tendency to respect the pronunciation of many words of French origin. Americans often remove letters "that are not necessary," and usually do not respect the pronunciation of words of French origin by giving them a more "American" pronunciation. Here are some examples:

British English       American English

Colour                             Color

Centre                             Center
Honour                            Honor
Analyse                           Analyze
Fulfill                              Fulfil
Cheque                            Check

Tyre                                 Tire
Labour                             Labor
Favour                             Favor

To be sure that the version of the audience is used, the nationality of the audience you are addressing; And second, it must be consistent when using British English or American English. Otherwise it is most likely that your writing and pronunciation will be called into question.For example, the words "favor" (British English) and "labor" (American English) are not used in the same document or speech. Both versions, British and American, son considered correct; However, American spelling and pronunciation are simpler.In Latin America, it is a good example of using American English, unless its content is specifically addressed to British readers.

Differences in English - Different pronunciations 

There are dozens, if not hundreds of different ways to speak English. In this article it is not possible to cover all variants of accents, dialects and derivatives of English. So let's focus on the two main currents: American English and British.Interestingly, the "Received Pronunciation", also known as "Queen's English" or "Oxford English", is only one of the 5% of the population of the United Kingdom. This is because there are many dialects throughout the British Isles. If you travel to the United Kingdom, most of the differences in the pronunciation of the region are stronger and wider than in the United States, although the latter is much larger.Perhaps this is due to the fact that statistically on average Americans change residence more often than the British. A dialect is generated when people live together for a long period of time, and the community creates its own unique way of communicating. The people of the South of the United States have a particular accent, while the people of Boston speak very differently.But let us return to the main theme of this article and focus on some of the most important differences between British and American English:The / r / sound may not be audible in some words in British English; For example, "car". The / r / is eliminated, as well as in the dialects of New York and Boston.In American English the difference between the words "can" and "can not" is a difficult phrase to distinguish, while in standard British English you can clearly tell the difference.Americans often say words like "reduce," "produce," "induce," "seduce" (with most of the verbs ending with "duce") DyoosAmericans also tend to reduce words by omitting letters. The word "facts", for example, sounds like "fax" in American English, where the "t" is not pronounced.Sometimes voiced sounds are omitted in British English, such as in the word "secretary", where the / a / sound is not pronounced.The pronunciation of tonic syllables sometimes varies in each version. For example with the word "ad": / ad-ver-'taiz-ment / (American English) and / ad-ver-tIz-ment / (British English) 


I am aware that there are many more differences between British and American English, but it is very difficult to concentrate them all in one article. Therefore, a continuation I put at your disposal some additional resources on the subject:

 Diferencias entre ingles americano y britanico (English)
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