British & American Spelling
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BRITISH AND
AMERICAN SPELLING
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BRITISH VS AMERICAN SPELLING
Words ending in –re
Nouns ending with
–ogue
Words ending in -
our
Nouns ending
with –ence
Words spelled with
double vowels
Words ending in -ize or -ise
Words ending in -
yse
Words ending in a vowel plus l
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Word ending in –re
British English words that end in -re often end in -er in American English:
British American
centre center
fibre fiber
litre liter
theatre theater or theatre
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Words ending in -our
British English words ending in -our usually end in -or in American English:
British American
colour Color
flavour Flavor
humour Humor
labour labor
neighbour neighbor
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Words ending in -ize or -ise Verbs in British English that can be spelled with either -ize or -ise at the end are always spelled with -ize at the end in American English:
British Americanapologize or apologise apologize
organize or organise organize
recognize or recognise recognize
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Words ending in -yse Verbs in British English that end in -yse are always spelled -yze in American English:
British American
analyse analyze
breathalyse breathalyze
paralyse paralyze
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Words ending in a vowel plus l In British spelling, verbs ending in a vowel plus l double the l when adding endings that begin with a vowel. In American English, the l is not doubled:
British American
travel traveltravelled traveledtravelling travelingtraveller traveler
fuel fuelfuelled fueledfuelling fueling
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Words spelled with double vowel
British English words that are spelled with the double vowels ae or oe are just spelled
with an e in American English:
British American
leukaemia leukemia
manoeuvre maneuver
oestrogen estrogen
paediatric pediatric
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Nouns ending with –ence Some nouns that end with -ence in British English are spelled -ense in American English:
British American
defence defense
licence license
offence offense
pretence pretense
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Nouns ending with –ogue Some nouns that end with -ogue in British English end with either -og or -ogue in American English:
British American
analogue analog or analogue
catalogue catalog or catalogue
dialogue dialog or dialogue
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British -dge/-gue vs. American -dg/-gu)
judgement judgment
arguement argument
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