Britain and the US share a common language – but English is spoken and spelled very differently on each side of the Atlantic. James Harbeck finds out why. Why does American English take such liberties ...

In this course, you’ll practice the sounds of American English that might sometimes be confusing. You'll practice both consonant and vowel sounds. You’ll also learn about the things that give English ...

Americans today pronounce some words more like Shakespeare than Brits do… but it’s in 18th-Century England where they’d really feel at home. It makes for a great story: when settlers moved from ...

Was Prince Charles correct? Are Americans destroying the English language? EPA/Samantha Reinders First of all, nobody’s ruining the English language. And for anyone to call it “our” language is ...

The owner of the Cornish Arms adjusts a British flag next to a U.S. flag displayed at the pub in St. Ives, England, in 2021. (Daniel Leal/AFP/Getty Images) Column by Andrew Van Dam American English ...