What is the difference between autumn and fall?

Fall and autumn are both accepted and widely used terms for the season that comes between summer and winter. Some who consider British English the only true English regard fall as an American barbarism, but this attitude is not well founded. read more

Autumn and fall are the names of the same season that comes between summers and winter. These are often confusing words as many cannot comprehend the difference between the two words. Autumn is strictly American in origin while fall is the term used for the same season in Britain. read more

The British call the same period autumn, not fall, because in Britain the leaves turn yellow and fall off between mid to late October and early December, so for us “leaf-fall” and September-November overlap, but they don’t coincide the way they do in the US. read more

There is virtually no difference between fall and autumn. They are the exact same thing, both are the season that follows summer, and comes before winter. Some people call this season fall, and some people call this season autumn. Either word would be correct. read more