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  American or British English? What you need to know? https://youtu.be/qvseQbfp-94 British and American English have more similarities than differences. But there are some key distinctions, which can be grouped into four categories. 1. Spelling is a major distinction, with variations in words like "colour" and "honor." ”Words like “theatre” and “metre” in the U.K. are spelled “theater” and “meter” in the U.S. The British also use a “t” at the end of many past tense verbs (e.g. “learnt”) while Americans use the “-ed” (e.g. “learned”). 2. Vocabulary also differs. Common examples: "vacation" vs "holiday" and "pants" vs "trousers." or soccer vs. football 3. Grammar rules vary as well, like plural noun and verb agreement. British English speakers also use the present perfect tense more often than Americans, who frequently use the simple past tense. Prepositions are also used differently at times. In the U.S, I say I stud