A brief note on Americanism

First of all, we compare British English with American one.

Source: Baidu

(Continued) Below are minor differences:

BrE: MK Behaviour
AmE: MK Behavior

BrE: Fibre
AmE: Fiber

BrE: oesophagus
AmE: esophagus

BrE: mediaeval
AmE: medieval

BrE: paralyse
AmE: paralyze

BrE: instill
AmE: instil

BrE: fuelling
AmE: fueling

BrE: catalogue
AmE: catalog

BrE: defence (noun)
AmE: defense (noun)

BrE: arguement
AmE: argument

BrE: cheque
AmE: check

BrE: minigramme
AmE: minigram

As to the pronuncation difference,
use "douchebag" as a prologue.

In cultural sense:

BrE: water closet
AmE: john (NOT John)

BrE: bathroom
AmE: restroom

BrE: condom
AmE: rubber

BrE: school (schoo)
AmE: school (scho-ol)

Note: American are far less hypocritical compare to Britain.

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