Yes there are many differences. See the thread ;'Is American English lazy English?' in the 'Topic of the moment' section.

Thanks Pemmican for your well thought out comments. You strike me as a diligent language scholar, so I greatly appreciate what you have to say. Of course only a fool would argue that the popularization of American English should or could be

Do you really think so, Mike?? I don't think American English is worse than the British one. Also Americans use "correct" spelling, they use American spelling, they use American enunciation and also American grammar -> all these also have been

I know literacy levels in most western countries are declining rapidly. Could this be a contributing factor?

I was hoping nobody would ask, but since you did, I much prefer the attitude of the British. They have enough respect for the language to use correct spelling, clear enunciation and to observe the correct use of prepositions and general grammar.

But what kind of erosion? Languages are changing continually, they are an alive thing. If you knew how many words there are in a Spanish Dictionary that we never use and will never use..and each new revision made by The Royal Academy is

I once heard it claimed that a language forms the fundamental fabric of a society, enabling clear communication between members of that society. Any erosion of that fabric, it was claimed, would tend to erode the society. Is American English