American English or British English?

Question

Hi, I am English learner.
I am wondering which English is more spoken in the world, American or British?
Which English is sound better for you?

Answer 1

All you have to do is ask yourself which country, England or the USA, is the world economic powerhouse that drives all world economies?
The answer is clearly America, by far.

The difference between the two are minute, and you should not assume that the English all speak perfect English. They do not probably at the same level that Americans do not.

My experience with non-native English speakers is that they usually speak with an American accent, no matter if they learned from a Brit or a Yank. This can give you some idea where Americans have developed their accent over the years.

Answer 2

British English.

Answer 3

Both American English and British English are very popular in different places in the world. However, it seems that each country or region will prefer one of the two, usually because the countries have stronger economic, cultural, or historical ties with either the United States or England. I recommend that you learn the dialect of English that is preferred in your area.

Answer 4

American English was introduced by British. In same ways they are same.

Answer 5

English is English whether be it American English, British English, Australian English, New Zealander English, when you know one, you would know all. The accents might be different though :P.

Answer 6

English is what is spoken in England, so British by all means. American is very poor and much less refined as a spoken language, at elast keep your standards with the British english and see how far you can get.

Answer 7

spoken, it does not make a lot of difference. all english speaking countries have different accents and slang.

written english wise, british is probably more common around the world than american english, due to the language originating from there.

Answer 8

Well a lot of overseas learners will want British because of its commonality across the pond. But Internet users will *always* be primarily using American English because it is more casual and has less letters in it (think of the extra vowels: colour, favourite...)

Answer 9

English is English, but the British accent has class, agreed??

Answer 10

Aside from some slang and a preference to put a punctuation mark inside or outside the quotations, there really isn't a huge difference between the two.