THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE AROUND THE WORLD:

• The English language is the most spoken language around the world (more than 1352 million speakers).

• It's the third spoken language as a mother tongue. 

• Respect to the total population, there are more native speakers of the English language in the following countries: United States of America (USA), the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Nigeria, Ireland, South Africa and New Zealand. 

• There are different ways to speak English, depending on the country and its area. 

• There are two main varieties of English: British English and American English. 

Some differences:

BRITISH ENGLISH:                     AMERICAN ENGLISH: 

colour                                         color

favourite                                    favorite

autumn                                      fall

biscuit                                        cookie

flat                                              apartment

mobile phone                           cell phone

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