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Difference between British and American

Different kinds of English have different pronunciation. For example, the pronunciation (the accent) of British English is different from the pronunciation of American English.

The most frequently learned kinds of English in the world are American English and British English.
Learn more about British accent here: British accent
  1. /t/ sound
    The sound /t/
    British accent
    American accent
    Item
    /ˈaɪtəm /

    /ˈaɪdəm /

    Bottle
    /ˈbɒtl/

    /ˈbɒdl/

    Letter
    /ˈletə/

    /ˈledə/

    computer
    /kəmˈpjuːtə/

    /kəmˈpjuːdə/




  2. /r/ Sound
    In american Accent, words including /r/ sound are pronounced very clearly while in British accent, there is hardly no sound /r/ which has clear pronunciation
    Eg:Or, Father, Mother, Learn, Letter, Car
  3. /æ/ Sound
    In British Accent, words including /æ/ sound are pronounced  /a:/. . In American Accent, it is pronounced with wide opening mouth
    The sound /æ/

    British accent

    American accent

    Fast 
    Staff 
    Cat 
    Lamp

    /fɑːst/
    /stɑːf/
    /ka:t/
    /lɑːmp/

    /fæst/
    /stæf/
    /kæt/
    /læmp/

  4. /ɒ/ Sound
    In American accent, words including  /ɒ/  have a tendency to be pronounced /ɑ/
    The sound / ɒ/

    British accent

    American accent

    Document 
    Occupied
    Copy
    Monitor

    /ˈdɒkjumənt/
    /ˈɒkjupaɪd/
    /ˈkɒpi/
    /ˈmɒnɪtə/

    /ˈdɑːkjumənt /
    /ˈɑːkjupaɪd/
    /’ka:pi/
    /ˈmɑːnɪtər/
  5. Besides, there are some differences between American Accent and British Accent in their written forms

    British accent

    American accent

    Either
    Neither
    Via
    Privacy
    Direction
    Clerk
    Garage
    Schedule
    New
    Laboratory
    Adult
    Brochure
    Route
    Advertisement
    Controversy
    Patent
    Apricot
    Vase
    Huricane
    Equiry
    Leisure
    /‘aɪðər/
    /‘naɪðər/
    /’vaɪə/
    /ˈprɪvəsi/
    /daɪˈrekʃn/
    [klɑːk ̩]
    /’gæridʒ ̩/
    /ˈʃedjuːl/
    /njuː/
    /ləˈbɒrətri /
    /ˈædʌlt/
    /ˈbrəʊʃə/
    /ruːt/
    /ədˈvɜːtɪsmənt/
    /kənˈtrɒvəsi/
    /ˈpeɪtnt/
    /ˈeɪprɪkɒt/
    /vɑːz/
    /ˈhʌrɪkən/
    /ɪnˈkwaɪəri /
                 /ˈleʒə/
    /ˈiːðər/
    /niːðɚ/
    /’viːə/
    /ˈpraɪvəsi/
    [dɪ:'rekʃn]
    [klɝːk]
    /gəˈrɑːʒ/
    /skedju:l/
                   /nuː/
    /ˈlæbrətɔːri/
    /əˈdʌlt/
    /broʊˈʃʊr/
    /raʊt/
    /ˌædvərˈtaɪzmənt/
    /ˈkɑːntrəvɜːrsi/
    /ˈpætnt/
    /ˈæprɪkɑːt/
    /veiz/
    /ˈhɜːrəkeɪn/
    /’ɪnkwəri/
                  /ˈliːʒər/

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