paseoTwo ways of speaking
American English and British English
They are the same language. They are not the same accent, and a handful of ordinary words will give you away. Learn the one you will use.
Start with the English you will hear
Learn British English if you will live, work, or spend real time in the UK. Learn American English if the United States is the reason. People looking up how to learn English usually need to pick one before the first month.
Paseo practices American English. You can love London and still be honest about which sound you are practicing.
What you will notice first
In American English the r in car, hard, and bird is usually pronounced. In many British accents it is not. Neither is the correct English. Both are.
A few everyday words differ. The first in each pair is the usual American one: apartment and flat, elevator and lift, truck and lorry, trash and rubbish.
The elevator’s on the right.
American.
The lift’s on the right.
British.
One pattern is enough at the start
American English often uses gotten as the past participle of get. British English usually uses got. Have you got and do you have ask the same question with a different shape. Learn one pattern first. The other will be recognizable later.
Do not mix them in the first month. Switching varieties mid-sentence makes you hesitate, and it makes listening harder. Pick one. If that one is American English, stay with American audio, American phrases, and a coach who speaks it.
I haven’t gotten it yet.
Common in the US.
I haven’t got it yet.
Common in the UK.