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Comparison of American and British English

This presentation is about the differences between British English and American English, which, for the purposes of these articles, are defined as follows: Computings Keyboards Orthography Spelling Speech Accent Pronunciation Vocabulary

Main reasons of differences

Differentiation dialectology of local groups Differentiation dialectology social groups Unification and differentiation of local and social dialects Isolation and unification of dialects in the literature

The spoken forms of British English vary considerably, reflecting a long history of dialect development amid isolated populations. In the United Kingdom, dialects, word and accents vary not only between England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, but also within them.

Differences in: Pronunciation

Spelling

Meaning of words

Different examples

In conclusion I want to add…