	 	 	 	 VIII Online	& 	On	Paper 	 You	can	tell	if	someone	is	American	or	British English	by	the	way	they	spell	certain	words. 	For	example,	-or	vs. 	-our	(favorite vs. 	favourite),	-ize/-yze	vs. 	-ise/-yse	(analyze	vs. 	analyse),	gray	vs. 	grey,	 etc. Also,	there	are	differences	in	slang	and	some	other	common	phrases	(that	you could	learn	on	your	own,	not	here). 	A	pinky	finger	in	America	is	called	a	little finger	in	Britain. 	Watch	out	for	Canadian	English	as	well,	as	their	rules	are closer	to	British	English.