{"id":5887,"date":"2025-04-09T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/?p=5887"},"modified":"2025-04-09T01:00:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T01:00:03","slug":"should-you-learn-british-english-or-american-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/study\/should-you-learn-british-english-or-american-english\/","title":{"rendered":"Should You Learn British English or American English? [Updated]"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/study\/should-you-learn-british-english-or-american-english\/#Differences_Between_American_and_British_English\" >Differences Between American and British English<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/study\/should-you-learn-british-english-or-american-english\/#Spelling_differences\" >Spelling differences<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/study\/should-you-learn-british-english-or-american-english\/#Word_differences\" >Word differences<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/study\/should-you-learn-british-english-or-american-english\/#Differences_in_notation\" >Differences in notation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/study\/should-you-learn-british-english-or-american-english\/#Differences_in_pronunciation\" >Differences in pronunciation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/study\/should-you-learn-british-english-or-american-english\/#Which_Type_of_English_Should_You_Study\" >Which Type of English Should You Study?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/study\/should-you-learn-british-english-or-american-english\/#Think_Globally\" >Think Globally<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>English is the most spoken language in the world, but it doesn't mean that everyone is speaking the same <em>type<\/em> of English.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two biggest <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/dialect\/zga0ELstQmCjlQAAAACECw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dialects<\/a>, or styles, are British English and North American English. But what are the differences between them? And which one is better for students to learn? Let\u2019s dive in and find some answers!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Differences_Between_American_and_British_English\"><\/span><strong>Differences Between American and British English<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/10074854\/american_british_english_1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Buses driving on a road in London at dusk\" class=\"wp-image-10523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/10074854\/american_british_english_1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/10074854\/american_british_english_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/10074854\/american_british_english_1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/10074854\/american_british_english_1-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/10074854\/american_british_english_1-840x560.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people around the world are at least a little familiar with American English through US pop culture like <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/espresso-lyrics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">music<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/what-do-movie-ratings-mean-g-pg-r-etc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hollywood movies<\/a>. British English, however, is more common in countries that used to be part of the British empire, like New Zealand, Singapore and Jamaica. Let's look at what separates the two types.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Spelling_differences\"><\/span><strong>Spelling differences<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Many common English words have both American and British spellings. Having your computer set to one language will result in a spell check error if there are words spelled in the other style.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>American English <\/strong><\/td><td><strong>British English<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>color<\/td><td>colour<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>labor<\/td><td>labour<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>neighbor<\/td><td>neighbour<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>tires<\/td><td>tyres<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>archeology<\/td><td>archaeology<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>license<\/td><td>licence<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>catalog<\/td><td>catalogue<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>program<\/td><td>programme<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The following words have the \u201ce\u201d and \u201cr\u201d endings switched depending on whether you\u2019re using American or British English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>American English<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>British English<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>center<\/td><td>centre<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>meter<\/td><td>metre<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>theater<\/td><td>theatre<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>fiber<\/td><td>fibre<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>liter<\/td><td>litre<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many American English verbs that end in <em>-ze<\/em>. In British English, however, those endings change to <em>-se<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>American English<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>British English<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>realize<\/td><td>realise<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>specialize<\/td><td>specialise<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>summarize<\/td><td>summarise<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>hospitalize<\/td><td>hospitalise<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>analyze<\/td><td>analyse<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>recognize<\/td><td>recognise<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And in the following chart, notice how the British versions are spelled with one more<em> <\/em>\"l\" than the American version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>American English<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>British English<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>traveling<\/td><td>travelling<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>traveled<\/td><td>travelled<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>fueled<\/td><td>fuelled<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>canceling<\/td><td>cancelling<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>canceled<\/td><td>cancelled<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There is also a difference in the past tense of some verbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>American English<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>British English<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>spelled<\/td><td>spelt<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>learned<\/td><td>learnt<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>burned<\/td><td>burnt<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Word_differences\"><\/span><strong>Word differences<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/02032722\/american_british_english_3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A bowl of cookies. ...Or are they biscuits??\" class=\"wp-image-11026\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/02032722\/american_british_english_3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/02032722\/american_british_english_3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/02032722\/american_british_english_3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/02032722\/american_british_english_3-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/02032722\/american_british_english_3-840x560.jpg 840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Beyond just spelling, sometimes completely different words are used to express the same ideas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>American English<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>British English<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>truck<\/td><td>lorry<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>gasoline<\/td><td>petrol<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>hood<\/td><td>bonnet<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>trunk<\/td><td>boot<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>elevator<\/td><td>lift<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>period<\/td><td>full stop<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>eraser<\/td><td>rubber<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>faucet<\/td><td>tap<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>French fries<\/td><td>chips<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In some cases, the British version of a word will have a much different meaning in American English and <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/app\/words\/word\/vice-versa\/zga0ELstQmCjlQAAAEOKrQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vice versa<\/a>, so be careful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, a \"biscuit\" is a kind of food in both dialects, but in American English, it's a small, unsweetened cake often eaten as a side dish. To a British English speaker, however, biscuits are cookies!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Differences_in_notation\"><\/span><strong>Differences in notation<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are other differences as well, such as the order of dates and the number of floors in buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, in American English, the date is written in the order of <strong>month, day, year<\/strong> (MM\/DD\/YY), but in British English, the order is <strong>day, month, year<\/strong>. For a native speaker of one style, seeing a different order can be quite confusing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Related article: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/language-tips\/how-to-correctly-say-the-date-in-english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>How to Correctly Say the Date in English<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, in American English, the \u201cfirst floor\u201d of a building is the floor on the same level as the street. But in British English, that level is called the \u201cground floor,\u201d and the floor above that is considered the \u201cfirst\u201d floor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Differences_in_pronunciation\"><\/span><strong>Differences in pronunciation<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s often easy to quickly understand whether someone is speaking American or British English, and a big reason for that is the differences in pronunciation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the major differences is that the \"r\" sound is often much softer in British English. \"Car\" and \"ever,\" for example, have hard endings in American English. But from a British English speaker, they would sound more like \"caa\" and \"evaa.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In American English, \"t\" sounds in the middle of words often sound closer to \"d.\"&nbsp; So most American English speakers would pronounce \"better\" like \"<em>bedder<\/em>,\" and \"native\" like \"<em>nadive<\/em>.\" The \"t\" sound is often more clearly pronounced in British English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The \"a\" sound is often closer to \"ah\" or \"aw\" with British pronunciation, so \"bath\" sounds like \"<em>bawth<\/em>,\" \"chance\" sounds like \"<em>chawnce<\/em>,\" and \"can't\" sounds like \"<em>cawn't<\/em>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, the stress, or emphasis, will sometimes be in different parts of a word depending on the type of English. Here are some examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Advertisement<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AmE: AD-ver-tise-ment<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BrE: ad-VER-tise-ment<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Adult<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AmE: ad-DULT<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BrE: AD-ult<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Garage<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>AmE: ga-RAGE<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>BrE: GAR-age<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes even letters are pronounced differently. American English speakers, for example, pronounce the letter \"Z\" as \"<em>zee<\/em>,\" but British English speakers say \"<em>zed<\/em>.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Which_Type_of_English_Should_You_Study\"><\/span><strong>Which Type of English Should You Study?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/10074927\/american_british_english_2-1024x596.jpg\" alt=\"The New York City skyline viewed from a suspension bridge\" class=\"wp-image-10524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/10074927\/american_british_english_2-1024x596.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/10074927\/american_british_english_2-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/10074927\/american_british_english_2-768x447.jpg 768w, https:\/\/assets.blog.engoo.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/05\/10074927\/american_british_english_2-1200x700.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on the country you live in, one type of English may be more common, or there may be more study materials available for it. If that's true for you, it might be more convenient to choose that type.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While we teach American English at <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Engoo<\/a>, there are no clear advantages or disadvantages to learning either style. If you learn American English, a speaker of British English will still understand you easily. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So if you\u2019re wondering which one to study, the answer is simply whichever you prefer!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No matter which you decide to learn, however, there are plenty of tools to help you, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Films set in a country with your chosen dialect<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/learn-british-slang-with-the-harry-potter-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Books by American or British authors<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Local news sites<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Podcasts with British or American hosts<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>International speakers on videos like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TED Talks<\/a> series<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Think_Globally\"><\/span><strong>Think Globally<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>English is a powerful language that can help you communicate with people all over the world, regardless of the dialect or accent. So instead of thinking about British and American English as two separate things, think of them as one international language!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you'd like to learn more about the unique ways people communicate in the US and UK beyond language, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/engoo.com\/blog\/travel-fun\/how-are-uk-and-us-communication-styles-different\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this article<\/a> next. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddec\ud83c\udde7<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>English is the most spoken language in the world, but it doesn't mean that everyone is speaking the same type of English.&nbsp; The two biggest dialects, or styles, are British English and North American English....<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":160,"featured_media":10522,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"unified_meta_tagline_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6,11],"tags":[53],"class_list":["post-5887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-language-tips","category-study","tag-whats-the-difference"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Should You Learn British English or American English? 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