British or American english

[noni]

I notice there are a lot of words that are similar to American
for example "colour" in Britain and "color" in American.which one do you prefer ? that's why I'm always confused when using this word. but I think only particular words that change. am I right.? and how to identify between British and American english please correct me!

[Tdol]

Here's a fairly comprehensive list: American and British English spelling differences - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

However, it doesn't really matter which system you use- do you write color or colour?

[noni]

thanks for the link I learn a lot there. just a bit difference how to distinguish between British and American

[Tdol]

The most obvious spelling differences are our/or (colour/color), gue/g (analogue/analog) and ll/l (traveller/traveler)

[Terrance Byrne]

Noah Webster made a personal decision to re-interpret the British grammarians and create his own version of the written language but how you spell it makes not much difference, it always means the same. These differences are acknowledged by comparison between The Oxford and Merriam Webster dictionaries. The phonetic balance is dictated by elocutionary practices.

[hamlet554]

Most dictionaries give you a reference whether the spelling used is American (AE) or British (RP).

I also think it doesn't really matter which spelling you use. What does matter, though, is that once you have decided on one kind of spelling you should stick to it at all times. Don't use AE and RP in the same text or even sentence. But there is no version that is "more correct".

[broadway121004]

Isn't it that the original proponents of the English language are the British people?

[Soup]

Originally Posted by broadway121004

Isn't it that the original proponents of the English language are the British people?

...which is probably why British English spellings are longer and American spellings shorter, and simpler:

color
colour

analog, catalog, dialog, monolog
analogue, catalogue, dialogue, monologue

bank, check, and checker
banque, cheque, and chequer

[nyggus]

Originally Posted by Soup

...which is probably why British English spellings are longer and American spellings shorter, and simpler:

color
colour

analog, catalog, dialog, monolog
analogue, catalogue, dialogue, monologue

bank, check, and checker
banque, cheque, and chequer

Older means longer here, like with earthworms?

[broadway121004]

Agree!

But spelling is not only the case.

There are British words which are synonimous with the Americans.

Like: Flat (British) and Apartment (American)
Biscuit (British) and Cookie (American)
Lift (British) and Elevator (American)