US/UK Englishes

Watch this interview to Hugh Laurie (Dr. House), a British man, on US American TV about the US American Doctor he plays! Notice his British accent in the interview, and his US American accent in the scenes from the TV series!

England and America are two countries separated by the same language
—George Bernard Shaw

“The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.”
“The question is,” said Humpty Dumpty, “which is to be master—that's all.”
—Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass

Please, check out suggested podcast episodes, to download some examples at Lori's Better At English Podcast.

In our section HotPotatoes you've got some crosswords to test your knowledge of US/UK words.

US English is particularly influential on account of the influence of the USA in the world of culture (e.g. music, movies & TV, fast food & casual wear) and business, science and technology, including the Internet.The variety of US American English is the language used by the majority of the non-native speakers in the world.
The Growth and Expansion of English

Related topics: Education in the UK and the USA

Grammar Differences (coming soon)
Vocabulary Differences
Pronunciation Differences
Spelling Differences

More: Jeremy Smith's The American-British, British-American Dictionary: Explanation of Differences : particularly, vocabulary grammar and spelling (More: Wikipedia )