“Should I learn British English or American English?”

[ederantonio]

In the beginning of my English studies I used to think a lot about it. I realized that when you're learning a new language, whether it's English or any language, the most fascinating thing is the wide variety of accents, dialects, regionalisms and so on. I believe that we learn it casually and normally by listening to a podcast, radio station or even reading a book, an article on the internet, watching a good movie and etc. This is a complete immersion and you'll soon realize that you are acquiring the language naturally as well. Just dive into it and do not worry too much on what "English" you should know. Gradually you will understand it!

[elenacarra]

Blessings from Italy 🍀 🌺🌺🌺🌺 I love to study English, it makes my life so much better. I don't have a family and these videos are my joy.

[Veragaleskas]

Hi Alex, Thank you for the tips. I've been watching American and British english classes, I love british accent but living in USA American English it is my focus. Engevid have been my preference channel . Thank you for your excellent classes.

[JadeJoddle]

💯agree with your answer to the question. Living in the UK but choosing to learn American English because you like the brand more is foolish, but unfortunately it has started to happen.

[johnmora]

I rather to learn american english because i am from latinoamerica and there are a lot of material like books, movies, series, music etc, but on the other hand is necessary to learn some of british vocabulary because in any travel abroad you can come across with any ramdom people even british native speakers

[roshanakhajizadeh]

Thank you so much for helping me to decide which one I learn.

[joaoandre]

Hi teacher I hope you are well. I have been living in London for 5 years now. I think the best option is to study both American and British. But for someone like me who is living in London and studying, I'd rather study British English rather than American English. I don't have a preference for both as the teacher said the grammar is 99% the same, so what we have to do is to study and enjoy the language. To be honest at beginner I did not like English before I came to London, but when I arrived in London I started to love English, and today I use it as my first language. I love British idioms, British slang, and British accent. Today I can have a conversation in English with anyone and this makes me very happy. I appreciate your English lesson.

[julias]

Hi Alex, I adore you and your English classes! British accent is my favorite one, it sounds so posh 😄

[kelly]

Hi Alex! Excellent explanation. I study both, but I feel more comfortable with American accent, I think it's easier to pronounce. I love both accents.

[cleberandrade]

I started learning English using a British book, 15 years ago. So I learned future tense with "shall", words like "tobacco", "metres", and stuff like that. Today my accent is more American. I love British accent but I just listen a lot more American and I still have some difficulty to understand British natives speaking.

[laxmikhandare]

Thank you sir for this useful video 😊😇

[thelastromance]

What a nice surprise from a nice person, you made my day nice, thank you Alex ☺️🙏🏻✨️

[englishlessonswithsilviopa]

This is mainly a resource for orthographically-challenged Canadians, although others may find it useful too.

As in most matters, Canadian spelling is somewhere on that ill-defined continuum between British and American practices. Also as in most matters, Canadian spelling is a little more flexible than either British or American spelling. While, in general, it is closer to the British, the American variant is sometimes preferred, and often either would be considered acceptable (although the British is still usually considered “more correct”).

It can even be argued that there is a regional bias within Canada: in general terms, Ontario, British Columbia and Newfoundland are usually closer to the British usage, and Alberta and the Prairie provinces closer to the American.

Australians, New Zealanders and South Africans tend to stick much more closely with the original British spelling, but Canada is much more swayed by its powerful neighbour to the south. As the influence of the heavily America-centric Internet increases we may see still further inclination towards American practices.

Historically, many of the differences in regional spelling came about (or were at least consolidated) with Samuel Johnson’s “Dictionary of the English Language” of 1755 in Britain and Noah Webster’s “American Dictionary of the English Language” of 1828 in the US. Webster in particular was a vociferous proponent of spelling reform, and an attempt to make an unwieldy and inchoate language a little simpler and more logical.

This web page is specifically concerned with the orthography (or what you and I call ‘spelling’) of words. It does not concern itself with Canadian, British and American vocabulary, or differences in the actual words used. If you need a discussion of the intricacies of whether to use “spanner” or “wrench”, or the difference between an “aubergine” and an “eggplant”, this is not the place to be (just for the record, Canadians tend to side much more with the Americans on most vocabulary issues). There is a reasonably comprehensive coverage of this on the Internet.

[MillenaAbreu]

In my country, most private school are British English. But in a class the teacher told that American English have more value, I don’t agree with it but I began to study American English because for me British English is naturally easier for me.

[skmehebub]

To learn English if grammar is necessary

[panduranga]

Good suggestion for language learners sir.

[imranimu]

Well I am sure I have used both of these language/dialect* (i hope someone kind will clear my confusion) even though very few times it feels interesting, I dont bother/being conscious* to be careful specific one.
I'm feeling great that I've seen your content. Your video is the second (orderly) one I have find so insightful today. I've just forget the channel I enjoyed first where I found your video in his saved playlist.
That amazing video was about improving writing skills- 'showing not telling'. I found this content super interesting where he teaches why you should stop 'telling' through your writing and how you can show the moment, 'showing', you are referring through your writing.

This one of my few comments in YouTube. I really liked how adequately you answered the question ! How you used those interesting little facts to make the content very rich! I struggle answering question and of course writing those.
From now on, counting this comment, I will try using that, 'showing', writing approach to improve my writing after getting inspired from the first video that I vaguely mentioned and your aspiration has made me interested in focusing on my my answering structure. Thanks and may you live long 🌼

[adalgisacavalcanti]

Hi teacher. You have an excellent diction.👏 great explanation. 👍thank you

[alfredosamir]

Brilliant!!! I"m thinking which version yo choose, british "RP" or American general standard. In my case is just for travelling. Being sincere i love british culture. Although I would like visit Us

[pencastkim]

Canada is such a beautiful country! :)