| numonex said: British English = Tea with the Queen old fashioned conservative English. Good spelling/grammar are expected with British English. American English = America invented their own style of English to be different to the British. Bad spelling and poor grammar is acceptable and common place in America. William Shakespeare would be turning in his grave over the American bastardisation of the English language. British English is universal English and taught through out the world except America. Americans always want to be different to Britain and form their own American identity. |
Actually, nobody actually knows for sure which language changed, people just assume American English did. Some people believe that British English did, as American English is closer to elizabethan english than british english.
