A study of the influence of British and American English

Abstract

Over the past few decades, English teachers and students have compared the major varieties of English. The consensus was clear: British English (BrE) was seen as the standard, while American English (AmE) was perceived as a corrupted version of BrE. We can find a reference on this by The Times noted a similar sentiment in 1995 when Prince Charles expressed to a British Council audience that American English is “very corrupting”. Many teachers regarded AmE as a superficial language, riddled with grammatical errors, strange pronunciations, and unnatural expressions. Thus, AmE was considered less refined, and BrE was viewed as the superior form of English....