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Aug 24, 2016

Differences are recognised mostly through the spelling of a number of words such as

color/colour or flavor/flavour.
English uses 'our' at the end of the word, American uses 'or'

Word ending in 'ize' in American English are used as 'ise' in Brtish English.
realize/realise

Some propositions differ and often different words are used for the same item.

purse/handbag
faucet/tap
closet/cupboard
gas/petrol

If you set the language setting setting on a 'word' document to American or British English and work on it, the differences in spelling or grammar are highlighted,