British and American English; these two varieties of English are very similar. However, there are a few differences of grammar and spelling, and rather more differences of vocabulary and idiom. Anyhow, modern British English is heavily influenced by American English. So, some of the contrasts are disappearing. The following is the example of differences;
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British English
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SPELLING
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aluminum
analyze
catalog
center
check
color
defense
honor
jewelry
labor
pajamas
paralyze
practice
program
realize
theater
tire
traveler
whiskey
welcome
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Aluminium
Analyse
Catalogue
Centre
Cheque
Colour
Defence
Honour
Jewellery
Labour
Pyjamas
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Practise
Programme
Realise
Theatre
Tyre
Traveller
Whisky
Wellcome
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airplane
anyplace
apartment
area code
attorney
lawyer
busy
cab
call collect
can
candy
check
coin-purse
cookie, cracker
corn
crib
crazy
cuffs
diaper
doctor’s office
dumb
elevator
eraser
fall
faucet
first floor
second floor
flashlight
flat tire
french fries
garbage, trash
garbage can
gasoline
gear shift
highway, freeway
hood
intersection
mad
mail
mean
movie
one-way ticket
pants
pavement
pitcher
potato chips
railroad
raise
rest room
round trip
schedule
sidewalk
sneakers
stand in line
stingy
store
subway
truck
trunk
two weeks
vacation
windshield
zee
zipper
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aeroplane
anywhere
flat
dialing code
barrister
solicitor
engaged (phone)
taxi
reverse the charge
tin
sweet
bill
purse
biscuit
sweet corn, maize
cot
mad
turn-ups
nappy
doctor’s surgery
stupid
lift
rubber
autumn
tap
ground floor
first floor
torch
puncture
chips
rubbish
dustbin
petrol
gear level
main road, motor way
bonnet (on a car)
crossroads
angry
post
nasty
film
single ticket
trousers
road surface
jug
crisps
railway
rise (in salary)
public toilet
return journey (ticket)
time table
pavement
trainers
queue
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shop
underground
van, lorry
boot (of a car)
fortnight
holiday
windscreen
zed (letter “z”)
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