<Ul> <Li> In the UK the word whilst is historically acceptable as a conjunction (as an alternative to while, especially prevalent in some dialects). In AmE only while is used in both contexts . Other conjunctions with the - st ending are also found even in AmE as much as in BrE, despite being old - fashioned or an affection . Whilst tends to appear in non-temporal senses, as when used to point out a contrast . </Li> <Li> In the UK generally the term fall meaning "autumn" is obsolete . Although found often from Elizabethan literature to Victorian literature, continued understanding of the word is usually ascribed to its continued use in America . </Li> <Li> In the UK the term period for a full stop is not used; in AmE the term full stop is rarely, if ever, used for the punctuation mark . For example, Tony Blair said, "Terrorism is wrong, full stop", whereas in AmE, "Terrorism is wrong, period ." The use of the interjection: period to mean "and nothing else; end of discussion" is beginning to be used in colloquial British English, though sometimes without conscious reference to punctuation . </Li> </Ul> <Li> In the UK the word whilst is historically acceptable as a conjunction (as an alternative to while, especially prevalent in some dialects). In AmE only while is used in both contexts . Other conjunctions with the - st ending are also found even in AmE as much as in BrE, despite being old - fashioned or an affection . Whilst tends to appear in non-temporal senses, as when used to point out a contrast . </Li> <Li> In the UK generally the term fall meaning "autumn" is obsolete . Although found often from Elizabethan literature to Victorian literature, continued understanding of the word is usually ascribed to its continued use in America . </Li> <Li> In the UK the term period for a full stop is not used; in AmE the term full stop is rarely, if ever, used for the punctuation mark . For example, Tony Blair said, "Terrorism is wrong, full stop", whereas in AmE, "Terrorism is wrong, period ." The use of the interjection: period to mean "and nothing else; end of discussion" is beginning to be used in colloquial British English, though sometimes without conscious reference to punctuation . </Li>

Which is more common british english or american english