#BritishEnglish

Although American English and British English share the same linguistic roots, differences between them are striking to speakers on both sides of the Atlantic. But why did American English become so distinct from its British counterpart? And what drove the intentional development—sometimes called “invention”—of American English as its own system? For Thai readers accustomed to studying “English” as a single international language, understanding this historical divergence sheds light on both practical communication and the dynamics of language evolution.