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<br><br>(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> <br>With over 500 million speakers, the English language has become<br>the third most spoken language next to Chinese and Hindi (first and <br>second language speakers combined). Its widespread use and prominence <br>around the world are attributed to the colonization and expansion of the<br><br>British Empire that ruled in many parts in the eighteenth and<br>nineteenth centuries, and the political influence and economic dominance<br>of USA from the late nineteenth century to the present day.<br><br><br><br>Today,<br>English reigns in culture, business, diplomacy, communication, science,<br>and the Internet, and is one of the six official languages of the <br><br>United Nations. However, though as the global lingua franca, English<br>varies on how it is used, either written or spoken.<br><br>The English <br>language has two types: British English and American English. Other <br>variations such as Oxford English, Standard English, or other variants <br>are mere adaptations of the two types (especially for consistency or <br><br>reference use, e.g., in media or publication).<br><br>British English<br><br>British<br>English (or UK English) is the term used by Americans in referring to <br>versions of English used in the UK and outside America. This term is <br>used to distinguish the quality of written English language used in the <br>UK from other varieties. However, Commonwealth English is the more <br><br>appropriate term and [https://www.content-spinning.fr/ réDaction] universally known. In the UK, as being taught in<br>schools, the formal form of written language, referred to as British <br>English, has a slight emphasis on a few words that are localized, but <br>the form is consistent, especially the essential features.<br><br>Furthermore,<br>Americans also used the term British English in referring to the spoken<br><br>versions of English language used in England, whereas the British<br>people claim that they speak "real" English and the rest of the world <br>does not, having different or nonstandard accents. However, on the <br>contrary, dialects and different variants are evident within the UK. In <br>parts of England especially, spoken language has varied dialects. One <br><br>area has one specific dialect, and another has its own group language or<br>variant. The substantial differences and variations can be found mostly<br>in the way the language is spoken particularly in Wales, Scotland, and <br>Northern Ireland. <br><br>American English<br><br>American English <br>(or US English) is the most prominent form of English language used <br><br>today all over the world. It is characterized by archaisms (words that<br>changed meaning in the UK, but remained in the colonies) and innovations<br>in vocabulary (borrowing from the French and Spanish who were also <br>settling in North America). Its widespread distribution and high <br>acceptance are due to the popularity of USA in part through its <br><br>products, books, films, and music. <br><br><br>In the USA, American English and its<br>regional variations not only have persisted but also actually have <br>intensified. These variations have rooted from the elements of the <br>original language of immigrant groups, especially in terms of <br>pronunciation and [https://venturebeat.com/?s=vernacular%20vocabulary vernacular vocabulary].<br><br>English is the mother <br><br>tongue in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, etc., and in Pakistan,<br>India, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Bangladesh, and many other countries, it <br>is the second language. In India, Australia, Singapore, South Africa, <br>and Hong Kong, British English is used especially in teaching of English<br>in schools, whereas American English has made impact in schools of <br><br>China, Japan, and other Asian nations.<br><br>In some other countries,<br>varieties and subvarieties of English are used. Among these varieties, <br>none is considered "correct" or "incorrect", except in terms of the <br>expectations of the particular audience to which the language is <br>directed.<br><br>In conclusion, written forms of American and British <br><br>English, as found in newspapers, textbooks, and publications, vary in<br>their essential features (e.g., spelling, grammar), with only occasional<br>noticeable differences in comparable media, etc. On the other hand, <br>spoken forms vary in dialects and variants particularly with respect to <br>pronunciation, idioms, and vocabulary. As there is no official or <br><br>standard type of English to be used, either American or British English,<br>it is best and advisable to adhere to using one specific type for <br>clarity, quality, and consistency, especially in written form. Such use <br>of any type is subjective and one's preference, unless of course if <br><br>mandated. <br> <br>