Proper nouns that are plural in form take a plural verb in both AmE and BrE ; for example, The Beatles are a well-known band ; The Saints are the champions, with one major exception: largely for historical reasons, in American English, the United States is is almost universal.

Moreover, the ' es ' added to form plurals of nouns ending in ‘ s / s /’, ‘ z / z /’, ‘ sh / ʃ /’, ‘ ch / tʃ /’, ’ j / dʒ /’, though pronounced /- ɪz / in BrE and AmE, tend to become /- əs /.

( 2 ) Though the letter's ' in words like ' close ', ' use ' and ' house ' is pronounced / z / in BrE and AmE when they are used as verbs, it becomes / s / when they are nouns or adjectives.

An aluminum can, or can, is a container for packaging made primarily of aluminum ( BrE aluminium ).

Differences in pronunciation between American English ( AmE ) and British English ( BrE ) can be divided into:

When “ p ”,” t ” or “ k ” occur at the beginning of a word ( as in “ pull ”, “ take ” and “ kit ”) or a stressed syllable ( as in the second syllable of “ potato ”), they are aspirated ( pronounced,, …) in BrE and AmE.

( Though the letter's ' in the singular ‘ house ’ is pronounced / s / in BrE and AmE, it becomes / z / in the plural.

In BrE, both irregular and regular forms are current, but for some words ( such as smelt and leapt ) there is a strong tendency towards the irregular forms, especially by users of Received Pronunciation.

British English ( or BrEn, BrE, BE, en-UK or en-GB )< ref > is the language code for British English, as defined by ISO standards ( see ISO 639-1 and ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 ) and Internet standards ( see IETF language tag ).</ ref > is the broad term used to distinguish the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom from forms used elsewhere.

Myxedema ( BrE: myxoedema ) describes a specific form of cutaneous and dermal edema secondary to increased deposition of connective tissue components ( like glycosaminoglycans, hyaluronic acid, and other mucopolysaccharides ) in subcutaneous tissue as seen in various forms of hypothyroidism and Graves ' disease.

* SLE sometimes uses longer written forms in speech where shortened forms are used in BrE and AmE.

* British English ( BrE ) is the form of English used in the United Kingdom.

BrE: The Clash are a well-known band ; AmE: The Clash is a well-known band.

BrE: Spain are the champions ; AmE: Spain is the champion.

( The two-syllable form learnèd, usually written without the grave, is used as an adjective to mean " educated " or to refer to academic institutions in both BrE and AmE.

Dynamite is an explosive material based on nitroglycerin, initially using diatomaceous earth ( AmE: kieselgur ; BrE: kieselguhr ), or another absorbent substance such as powdered shells, clay, sawdust, or wood pulp.

The plough ( BrE ) or plow ( AmE ; see spelling differences ; ) is a tool ( or machine ) used in farming for initial cultivation of soil in preparation for sowing seed or planting.

When music on two staves is joined by a brace, or is intended to be played at once by a single performer ( usually a keyboard instrument or the harp ), a great stave ( BrE ) or grand staff ( AmE ) is created.

Head cheese ( AmE ), or brawn ( BrE ), is a cold cut that originated in Europe.

* A garter belt ( AmE ), or suspender belt ( BrE ), is the most common way of holding up stockings.

* railway station-Invariably used, whereas " train station " or just " station " is more popular in some BrE.

* A jewelry ( AmE ) or jewellery ( BrE ) box, is a box for trinkets or jewels.

The Paediatric Glasgow Coma Scale ( BrE ) ( also known as Pediatric Glasgow Coma Score ( AmE ) or simply PGCS ) is the equivalent of the Glasgow Coma Scale ( GCS ) used to assess the mental state of adult patients.

The Shire horse is a breed of draught horse ( BrE ) or draft horse ( AmE ).

* BrE is the common abbreviation for British English

Microcytic anemia ( BrE: anaemia ) is a generic term for any type of anemia characterized by small red blood cells.

The ( first ) ' e ' of these words is pronounced / ɛ / ( open-mid front unrounded vowel ) in BrE and AmE, but rather / e / ( close-mid front unrounded vowel ) in SLE.

* Words stressed on the second syllable in BrE and AmE, but often on the first in SLE

* Words with primary stress on the third syllable and secondary stress on the first in BrE and AmE, but vice versa in SLE

* Words with primary stress on the fourth syllable and secondary stress on the second in BrE and AmE, but vice versa in SLE

* Words with primary stress on the fourth syllable and secondary stress on the first in BrE and AmE, but vice versa in SLE

* BrE first-syllable stress: adult < sup > A2, B2 </ sup >, ballet < sup > A2 </ sup >, baton, beret, bidet, blasé, brevet < sup > A2 </ sup >, brochure < sup > B2 </ sup >, buffet, café < sup > A2 </ sup >, canard < sup > B2 </ sup >, chagrin, chalet < sup > A2 </ sup >, chauffeur < sup > A2, B2 </ sup >, chiffon, cliché < sup > B2 </ sup >, coupé, croissant, debris < sup > B2 </ sup >, debut, décor, detail < sup > A2 </ sup >, détente < sup > B2 </ sup >, flambé, frappé, garage < sup > B2 </ sup >, gateau, gourmet < sup > A2 </ sup >, lamé, montage < sup > A2 </ sup >, parquet, pastel, pastille, pâté, précis, sachet, salon, soupçon, vaccine ; matinée, négligée, nonchalant, nondescript ; also some French names, including Bernard < sup > B2 </ sup >, Calais, Degas, Dijon, Dumas, Francoise, Manet < sup > A2 </ sup >, Maurice, Monet < sup > A2 </ sup >, Pauline, Renault, René < sup > B2 </ sup >, Renoir, Rimbaud, Delacroix < sup > B2 </ sup >.

This includes castrate, dictate < sup > A2 </ sup >, donate < sup > A2 </ sup >, locate < sup > A2 </ sup >, mandate < sup > B2 </ sup >, migrate, placate, prostrate, pulsate, rotate, serrate < sup > A2, B2 </ sup >, spectate, striated, translate < sup > A2 </ sup >, vacate, vibrate ; in the case of cremate, narrate, placate, the first vowel is in addition reduced to in BrE.

Originally, a Slavist or Slavicist was primarily a linguist or philologist who researches Slavistics, a Slavic ( AmE ) or Slavonic ( BrE ) scholar.

BrE usage varies, with some authoritative sources such as The Economist and The Times recommending the same usage as in the US, whereas other authoritative sources, such as The King's English, recommend single quotation marks.

* chargesheet-Formal charges filed in a court ( also in BrE, with a space ); v. to file charges against someone in court

On the other hand, certain people-especially from rather unban areas – have got these sounds mixed up and pronounce words like local / ˈləʊkəl / ( BrE )-/ ˈloʊkəl / ( AmE ) with the / ɔː / sound ( as / ˈlɔːkəl /).

These words, which are also pronounced with a diphthong as / teɪk /, / meɪd /… in BrE and AmE, are generally pronounced with the monophthong / eː /, as / teːk /, / meːd /… (/ e /-close-mid front unrounded vowel, / ɪ /-near-close near-front unrounded vowel )

Examples where AmE and BrE match include create, debate, equate, elate, negate, orate, relate with second-syllable stress ( though in American usage, orate occasionally attracts first-syllable stress ); and mandate and probate with first-syllable stress.

However, some derived adjectives ending-atory have a difference, as stress shifting to-at-can occur in BrE with the final vowel sound being omitted, in this case, the ' o '.

The following table lists words where the only difference between AmE and BrE is in stress ( possibly with a consequent reduction of the unstressed vowel ).