The article examines certain differences between the American and the British variants and their impact on the system of the English language.

The relevance of our research lies in the fact that there is a growing interest in the English language all over the world, which is directly related to the the process of globalization. The British and the American variants of English are very similar, but there are also many differences between them in terms of spelling, phonetics, grammar, and vocabulary.

The main objective of the research is to investigate the following differences between the British and the American variants of English: spelling, phonetics, grammar, and vocabulary. Most of these differences are due to the unique historical and cultural development of these countries. The main purpose of knowing the differences between British and American English is to avoid difficulties in communication, when reading texts, watching movies or videos, and to ensure that speakers of both varieties of English fully understand each other. The article used research methods such as research and comparative analysis.

In conclusion, it can be noted that although there are numerous differences between American and British English at the phonological, orthographic, grammatical, and lexical-semantic levels, these differences do not affect the system of the English language as a whole. Thus, this gives grounds to consider American and British English not two different languages, but two variants of the same language.