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English is a global language which is spoken in many parts of the world. It enjoys considerable popularity even in the countries where it is not the first language. When learning English as a foreign language it is important to understand the differences between the British English and the American English, each of which has its advantages depending on how and where you are going to use it. There are many varieties of English other than the British English and the American English which are worthy of study but these two varieties are studied by most foreign learners, because they are spoken not only by most of the native speakers of English, but also by other nationalities. In addition, they have a special status of the two principal varieties of English because there is more material available in them than in any other variety. The British English is the form of English used in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The present-day British English is not the origin of any other variety of the language. We can say that is descendant from the form of English spoken in the British Isles in earlier times. The American English is the set of its varieties native to the United States. It is, for the most part, the same English spoken in many countries around the world, though the colloquialisms, the spelling, and the accents can be different.
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