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Colour or color? The other two areas in which the two varieties differ are spelling and pronunciation.
British English spelling centre, colour programme
My friend has just arrived
American English
Do you have…? My friend just arrived.
in the team
at the weekend
on the team
on the weekend Write me soon!
Write to me soon!
New Zealand
Australia
Ireland
English is used as the first language.
外语教学与研究出版社 必修五
We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except of course, language. ---Oscar Wilde, 19th century writer B. Within a century British and American English speakers will not be able to understand each other. ---Henry Sweet, 19th century linguist C. America and England are two countries divided by a common language. ---George Bernard Shaw, 20th century writer D. It doesn’t make much of a difference whether a teacher speaks British or American English. ---Dave Sperling, founder of Dave’s ESL Cafe