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Several pronunciation patterns contrast American and British English accents. The following lists a few common ones. Most American accents are rhotic, preserving the historical /r/ phoneme in all contexts, while most British accents of England and Wales are non-rhotic, only preserving this sound before vowels but dropping it in all other contexts; thus, farmer rhymes with llama for Brits but ...
British English meanings Meanings common to British and American English American English meanings waffle (v.) to speak to no purpose; ramble A type of pancake with a pattern of square dents in it, made in a waffle iron. (v.) to equivocate, waver, speak evasively wagon: railway vehicle for transporting goods (US: freight car)
Today's British English spellings mostly follow Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language (1755), while many American English spellings follow Webster's An American Dictionary of the English Language ("ADEL", "Webster's Dictionary", 1828). [2] Webster was a proponent of English spelling reform for reasons both philological and nationalistic.
in American and British English: (A–L; M–Z) Works; Works with different titles in the UK and US. Template documentation. This template shows pages to do with ...
For the second portion of the list, see List of words having different meanings in American and British English: M–Z. Asterisked (*) meanings, though found chiefly in the specified region, also have some currency in the other region; other definitions may be recognised by the other as Briticisms or Americanisms respectively.
NYT Strands Spangram Answer Today. Today's spangram answer on Monday, January 20, 2025, is WONDERLAND. What Are Today’s NYT Strands Answers, Word List for Monday, January 20? HATTER. RABBIT. CROQUET
In both British and American English, a person can make a decision; however, only in British English is the common variant take a decision also an option in a formal, serious, or official context. [38] The British often describe a person as tanned, where Americans would use tan. For instance, "she was tanned", rather than "she was tan". [39]
This is a list of British English words that have different American English spellings, for example, colour (British English) and color (American English). Word pairs are listed with the British English version first, in italics, followed by the American English version: spelt, spelled; Derived words often, but not always, follow their root.