Which do you prefer, American spelling and grammar, or British spelling and grammar?

Question

Give your reasons for your preference, please.

Answer 1

British, definitely. As a scientist it annoys me that many scientific words derived from Greek and Latin have been changed in American English so as not to confuse Americans. Examples are paediatrician (pediatrician) which annoys me as the roots paedo- and pedo- mean child and foot respectively, haemoglobin (hemoglobin) and worst of all oestrogen (estrogen) which doesn't even begin with the same letter! For some of these words the spelling changes have meant that the pronunciations have also changed.

Answer 2

British

Answer 3

British. It is the original English Language having coming from England - situated in Britain - thereby receiving the description of "English Language".

As it is the original language, the spelling and grammar is not only better, but indicates that the people who bastardised the language in America just could not spell.

All the above applies only to proper English as here in Britain there are some horrific mutations of the home language too.

Answer 4

As a UK citizen, I prefer the British spellings and grammar.
I would love it if Americans could come up with another word for 'awesome'.
It seems to apply to everything from tumble-driers to Justin Timberlake.
It must be the most over-used and meaningless word in the American dictionary.

Answer 5

I am English and therefore I prefer the English way of spelling and grammar. But as other people have said, the language was created in England and therefore the English way is the original.

Answer 6

Definitely British.I grew up with this and find it easy. The American version seems to be so different. They use the word "would " too much. e.g. " Why would you do that" instead of " why DID you do that " " Hot Flashes?? instead of " Hot Flushes" So many things seem back to front. I think the British version is straightforward but, then again, that's what I was brought up with. I've just been reading through some of the answers given. One commented on changing the word "awesome" to something else. The word I would like replaced is the word "sweet" It drives me up the wall. So many other words can be used to describe something. e.g. Nice, cute, thoughtful, friendly . The list goes on and on. " sweet " is used as a word to cover everything !Just my opinion!!

Answer 7

Imitation, as they say, is the sincerest form of flattery so standard English not American English is preferable. A native standard English speaker that has graduated from a UK university may have a personal vocabulary that exceeds the total vocabulary of some Languages, like French. This is not the case for native speakers of American English. Punctuating your sentences with a random mixture of 'gee' 'like er' and 'whatever' does not count as communication. Clarity in language enhances clarity in thought.

Answer 8

English spelling and grammar, I'm not sure what British spelling and grammar is.

Answer 9

I prefer to see sentences written in english.

That's the way it was when I went to school.

During my first job, I had to learn Telex, this is a strange form of english with all the vowels removed.

We now have SMS language - I am afraid I can't get to grips with that.

American - well we hear it through the films and on television, so we get used to it, but the spelling is somthing else.

Aluminium is the name of the material not whatever they call it.

Cars run on pertol and people walk on pavements etc.

Answer 10

English English!