American vs. British English — VOA Learning English
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The fourth of July is Independence Day in the United States. On that day, we celebrate the decision by early American leaders to declare independence from Britain.
While people in both England and the U.S. speak English, the two types of English can be very different.
First, there are differences in spelling. The British like the letter “u” and have kept it in many words. Americans have dropped it. Somewhere in our language history, we decided that “labor,” “color” and “favorite” were just fine without the “u” next to the “o.”
But our differences go beyond spelling. Sometimes, we use different words entirely.
Here, we live in…
Торкнись будь-якого слова — переклад з’явиться одразу, а слово ляже в твою добірку разом із реченням.