However,are minor and quite consistent. In grammar there are perhaps even fewer differences. One of the most obvious is in the british question from have you-?as opposed to the more common american pattern do you have-? It is probably in the area of vocabulary that the greatest number of differences occur. An american flat is a british puncture, for example, but a british flat is an american apartment. Different meanings for the same word or the same meaning for different word seldom cause many serious difficulties of communication, all things considered, there seem to be greater differences among the many dialects of british english than there are between the standard dialects of british english and american english