British/American Spellings

7 British/American Spellings

 Some British English and American English words have the
 same meaning and pronunciation but different spellings.
 Here are seven common groups. If you are not sure about a
 spelling, it's best to look it up in a British or American
 dictionary as appropriate.

 1. ogue/og
 BrE: analogue, catalogue, dialogue
 AmE: analog, catalog, dialog

 2. our/or
 BrE: colour, favourite, honour
 AmE: color, favorite, honor

 3. ence/ense
 Bre: defence, licence
 AmE: defense, license

 4. s/z
 BrE: analyse, criticise, organisation (but z is also used)
 AmE: analyze, criticize, organization

 5. l/ll
 BrE: enrolment, fulfil, skilful
 AmE: enrollment, fulfill, skillful

 6. re/er
 BrE: centre, theatre, metre
 AmE: center, theater, meter

 7. miscellaneous
 BrE: jewellery, programme, practise, pyjamas
 AmE: jewelry, program, practice, pajamas

 NB1: in BrE program is used when talking about computers
 NB2: in BrE practise is a verb and practice is a noun



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