Written forms of British and American English as found in newspapers and textbooks vary little in their essential features, with only occasional noticeable differences in comparable media ( comparing American newspapers with British newspapers, for example ).

The spoken forms of British English vary considerably, reflecting a long history of dialect development amid isolated populations.

For instance member nations of the Commonwealth where English is not spoken natively, such as India, often closely follow British English forms, while many American English usages are followed in other countries which have been historically influenced by the United States, such as the Philippines.

The Coast Mountains and the Inside Passage's many inlets provide some of British Columbia's renowned and spectacular scenery, which forms the backdrop and context for a growing outdoor adventure and ecotourism industry.

* British English, the forms of the English language used in the United Kingdom

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.

The Oxford English Dictionary applies the term to English " as spoken or written in the British Isles ; esp the forms of English usual in Great Britain ", reserving " Hiberno-English " for the " English language as spoken and written in Ireland ".

Nevertheless, Hiberno-English forms part of the broad British English continuum.

The forms of spoken English, however, vary considerably more than in most other areas of the world where English is spoken, so a uniform concept of British English is more difficult to apply to the spoken language.

Yet there is now little doubt that the hollow-walled broch tower was purely an invention from what is now Scotland, or that even the kinds of pottery found inside them that most resembled south British styles were local hybrid forms.

Various legislations first introduced by the British are still in effect in their modified forms today.

Even though cadmium and its compounds may be toxic in certain forms and concentrations, the British Pharmaceutical Codex from 1907 states that cadmium iodide was used as a medication to treat " enlarged joints, scrofulous glands, and chilblains ".

The holiday was initially not dominant in the national calendar ; up to the early 20th century, Canadians thought themselves to be primarily British, being thus less interested in celebrating distinctly Canadian forms of patriotism.

However, confusion often stems from the fact that plural verb forms are often used in British English with the singular forms of these count nouns ( for example: " The team have finished the project .").

In British English, it is generally accepted that collective nouns can take either singular or plural verb forms depending on the context and the metonymic shift that it implies.

Gardnerian Wicca and other forms of British Traditional Wicca operate as an initiatory mystery cult ; membership is gained only through initiation by a Wiccan High Priestess or High Priest.

When William of Orange, ruler of the Dutch Republic, occupied the British throne with his wife Mary in what has become known as the Glorious Revolution, gin became vastly more popular, particularly in crude, inferior forms, where it was more likely to be flavoured with turpentine as an alternative to juniper.

Themes developed in the novella's later scenes include the naïveté of Europeans ( particularly women ) regarding the various forms of darkness in the Congo ; the British traders and Belgian colonialists ' abuse of the natives and man's potential for duplicity.

The new dialect approach appears in The Cambridge Guide to English Usage ( Peters, 2004 ) which attempts to avoid any language bias and accordingly uses an idiosyncratic international spelling system of mixed American and British forms ( but tending to prefer the American English spellings ).

* 1940 – World War II: Army order 112 forms the Intelligence Corps of the British Army.

Traditional forms of hunting on Sunday are illegal, except for raccoons which may be pursued until 2 a. m., hunting on licensed hunting preserves, use of dogs all day to hunt bear, raccoon and fox.

Traditional Chinese medicine ( TCM ) (: " Chinese medicine ") is a broad range of medicine practices sharing common theoretical concepts which have been developed in China and are based on a tradition of more than 2, 000 years, including various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage ( Tui na ), exercise ( qigong ), and dietary therapy.

Traditional Chinese Medicine that is based on the use of herbal medicine, acupuncture, massage and other forms of therapy has been practiced in China for thousands of years.

Traditional karate kata bear a strong resemblance to the forms found in Fujian martial arts such as Fujian White Crane, Five Ancestors, and Gangrou-quan ( Hard Soft Fist ; pronounced " Gōjūken " in Japanese ).

Various forms of Wicca have since evolved or been adapted from Gardner's British Traditional Wicca or Gardnerian Wicca such as Alexandrian Wicca.

* Traditional forms of English, in which words like man and he applied to both genders, are falling out of everyday use and are likely to be misinterpreted, especially by younger readers.

Likewise, these Traditional Catholic religious observances may further be understood from Cultural Catholicism in Cajun-Creole Louisiana by Marcia Gaudet which tells us that such traditional religious observances, although they may not be " strictly theological and liturgical forms ", are still integral and necessary to many and remain religiously valid as " unofficial religious customs and traditions are certainly a part of Roman Catholicism as it is practiced ".

Traditional paintings and sculptures are a minority compared to installations and electronic forms.

Traditional forms of physical mortification are the cilice and hair-shirts.

Traditional Jewish law and practice has included various forms of tithing since ancient times.

Traditional forms of address at German-speaking universities:

Traditional forms of address at Dutch-speaking universities:

Traditional forms of address at Italian-speaking universities:

Traditional focus groups can provide accurate information, and are less expensive than other forms of traditional marketing research.

Traditional Lao music can be divided into classical and folk forms.

Traditional forms still include prayers, while corporal punishments such as the wearing of a cilice and public humiliations have become rare, even in monastic practice.

Traditional forms of Chinese poetry are rhymed, however the mere rhyming of text may not qualify literature as being poetry ; and, as well, the lack of rhyme would not necessarily disqualify a modern work from being considered poetry, in the sense of modern Chinese poetry.

Traditional Jewish forms of exegesis appear throughout rabbinic literature, which includes the Mishnah, the two Talmuds, and the midrash literature.

Traditional topiary forms use foliage pruned and / or trained into geometric shapes such as balls or cubes, obelisks, pyramids, cones, or tapering spirals.

Traditional view of the Hercules constellation highlighting the Quadrilateral | quadrangle which forms the Keystone asterism.

Many other forms of music have been expertly combined with English ceilidh music including ; ska from the band Whapweasel ; Traditional Jazz from the bands Chalktown and Florida ; Funk Fusion from Ceilidhography, Climax Ceilidh Band and Licence to Ceilidh, Rock from the bands Peeping Tom, Aardvark Ceilidh Band, Touchstone and Tickled Pink ; West African and Indian influenced music from the band Boka Halattraditional ; traditional French music from the band Token Women and traditional Welsh music from Twm Twp.

Traditional forms flourished once again, and many new kinds of literature and cultural expression were introduced from abroad.

Traditional internal teachers say that just training solo forms isn't enough to learn a martial art ; that without the pushing hands, reflex and sensitivity to another's movements and intent are lost.