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British English, or UK English (BrE, BE, en-GB), is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere. The Oxford English Dictionary applies the term to English "as spoken or written in the British Isles; esp[ecially] the forms of English usual in Great Britain...", reserving "Hiberno-English" for "The English language as spoken and written in Ireland".

There are slight regional variations in formal written English in the United Kingdom (for example, although the words wee and little are interchangeable in some contexts, one is more likely to see wee written by someone from northern Britain (and especially Scotland) or from Northern Ireland than by someone from Southern England or Wales). Nevertheless, there is a meaningful degree of uniformity in written English within the United Kingdom, and this could be described as "British English". The forms of spoken English, however, vary considerably more than in most other areas of the world where English is spoken, and a uniform concept of "British English" is therefore more difficult to apply to the spoken language. According to Tom McArthur in the Oxford Guide to World English (p. 45), "[f]or many people...especially in England [the phrase British English] is tautologous," and it shares "all the ambiguities and tensions in the word British, and as a result can be used and interpreted in two ways, more broadly or more narrowly, within a range of blurring and ambiguity".

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Thu Sep 2 20:20:45 2010

does anyone know the web site for finding the british and american english vocabulary?
Q. eg: the british english states 'ground floor' and the americans call it first floor. is it so?
Asked by blueblood - Sat Jun 21 05:53:04 2008 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Run a search for "British vs. American English" You might not find "the" site but there many helpful ones to check out.
Answered by Sudeep - Sat Jun 21 06:09:45 2008

whats the difference between british and english?
Q. ok i feel really stupid for having to ask this question, however im british/english and whenever people ask me what i am i dont know how to answer. i would really like to know how to define these things. anyone know? ok i know english is from england, british from britain blah blah blah. i get that, but i dont know which one i am... wow. i sound really dumb.
Asked by frankly blonde - Thu Mar 12 02:08:47 2009 - - 17 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Even though British is thought to mean people from England, it is supposed to be people from the British Isles, which includes Scotland, Ireland and Wales. English is supposed to be just those from England. It is just an obsolete term in its true meaning now. If you are from England, you are both, if from Wales, Scotland or Ireland, you are just British (as well as Welsh, Irish or Scotish)
Answered by originaltigger61 - Thu Mar 12 02:12:48 2009

How do you SAY the date in British English?
Q. Am I right in thinking correct British English is "the 22nd of March", and so "March the 22nd" is Americanized? Or does it work both ways in BrE, and that difference only applies to the way it is written 23/03/10 and 03/23/10? Thanks.
Asked by Ash - Mon Mar 22 07:52:54 2010 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Many people in Britain say "March the 22nd" - but that is NOT an Americanization - that would be "March 22nd (Without "the"). Because I work in a job where I am required to know and state the date all the time and because I am aware of the confusion caused by the American practice of placing the month first, then the day, I always use the format "The 22nd of March". So yes, it does seem to work both ways in British English. Perhaps I am a little mischevous, but when American friends and colleagues mention "9/11", I frequently respond "Why, what happened on the 9th November?"
Answered by GrahamH - Mon Mar 22 08:00:34 2010

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