Wednesday, 28 October 2015

50 AMERICAN AND BRITIAN ENGLISH WITH THE SAME MEANING BUT DIFFERENT SPELLING



50 AMERICAN AND BRITIAN ENGLISH WITH THE SAME MEANING BUT DIFFERENT SPELLING
With reference to the oxford dictionary: British English (BRE) that ends in (-re) often ends in (-er) in American English (AME)
1.      Centre -  BRE                        Center- AME
2.      Fibre- BRE                           Fiber- AME
3.      Litre-BRE                              liter-AME
4.      Theatre-BRE                         theater- AME
5.      Manoeuvre- BRE                 Manoeuver-AME
British English (BRE) ending in (-our) usually end in (-or) in American English (AME)
6.      Colour-BRE                          Color- AME
7.      Flavour- BRE                        Flavor-           AME
8.      Favour- BRE                         Favor-            AME
9.      Humour- BRE                       Humor- AME
10. Labour-BRE                          Labor-AME
11. Neighbour-BRE                    Neighbor-AME
12. Parlour- BRE                         Parlor-AME
13. Savour-BRE                          Savor-AME
14. Armour-BRE                         Armor-AME
15. Behaviour-BRE                    Behavior-AME
16. Clamour-BRE                       Clamor- AME
17. Detour- BRE                         Detor- AME’
18. Contour- BRE                       Contor-AME
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.
19. Apologize/Apologise- BRE            Apologize- AME
20. Organize/Organise-BRE                  Organize-AME
21. Recognize/Recognise-BRE             Recognize-AME
22. Prioritize/ Prioritise-BRE                Prioritize-AME
23. Economize/Economise-BRE          Economize-AME
24. Sanitize/Sanitise-BRE                     Sanitize-AME
Verbs in British English that end in (-yse) are always spelled (-yze) in AME
25. Analyse- BRE                                   Analyze-AME
26. Breathalyse-BRE                              Breathalyze-AME
27. Catalyse-BRE                                   Catalyze-AME
28. Paralyse-BRE                                    Paralyze-AME
29. Hydrolyse-BRE                                Hydrolyze-AME
30. Dialyse-BRE                                     Dialyze-AME
31. Electrolyse-BRE                               Electrolyze-AME
32. Psychoanalyse-BRE                                    Psychoanalyze-AME
In British English, verbs ending in a vowel plus (l) double the (l) when adding endings that begins with a vowel. In American English the (l) is not doubled.

33. Travel
Travelled-BRE                                  Traveled-AME
34. Fuel
Fuelled-BRE                                     Fueled-AME
In British English words spelled with double vowel (ae/oe) are just spelled with an (e) in American English.
35. Leukaemia-BRE                               Leukemia-AME
36. Manoeuvre-BRE                              Maneuvre-AME
37. Oestrogen-BRE                                 Estrogen-AME
38. Paediatric-BRE                                 Pediatric-AME
39. Anaemia-BRE                                   Anemia-AME
40. Archaeology-BRE                            Archeology-AME
Some nouns that end in (-ence) in British English are spelled (-ense) in AME
41. Defence-BRE                                    Defense-AME
42. Licence-BRE                                     License-AME
43. Offence-BRE                                                Offense-AME
44. Pretence-BRE                                   Pretense-AME
Some nouns that end in (-ogue) in BRE end with either (-og or -ogue) in AME
45. Analogue-BRE                                  Analog/Analogue-AME
46. Catalogue-BRE                                 Catalog/Catalogue-AME
47. Dialogue-BRE                                   Dialog/Dialogue-AME
48. Epilogue-BRE                                   Epilog/Epilogue-AME
49. Prologue-BRE                                   Prolog/Prologue-AME
50. Homologue-BRE                              Homolog/Homologue-AME

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