| AMERICAN AND BRITISH SPELLING DIFFERENCES
Spelling differences in 35 categories
1-3: Greek (classic) & Latin spellings simplified
1. -e-/-oe-
2. -e-/-ae-
3. -yze/-yse
4-9: Old/Middle English simplified
4. -f-/-ph-
5. -ed/-t
6. other past tense forms
7. -f-/-gh-
8. -i-/-y-
9. /-st
French spellings simplified
10. -er/-re
11. -or/-our
12. -o-/-ou-
13. -m/-mme
14. -ck/-que
15.-g/-gue
16. -ction/-xion
17. -ize/-ise
18. -a-/-au-
19. -se/-ce
Pronunciation simplifications
20.-er/-or
21.-g-/-gg-
22.-ll-/-l-
23.-l-/-ll-
24.-p-/-pp-
25.-t-/-tt-
26.-g-/-ge-
27.in-/en-
Spaces, diacritics, punctuation, miscellaneous
 28.spaces
29.punctuation
30.miscellaneous
1. -e-/-oe-
(1-3) Greek (classic) and Latin spellings simplified
| American
| British
| | diarrhea
| diarrhoea
| | enology
| oenology
| | homeopath
| homoeopath
| | maneuver
| manoeuvre
|
2. -e-/-ae-
| American
| British
| | esthete
| aesthete
| | esthetic
| aesthetic
| | anemia
| anaemia
| | anemic
| anaemic
| | anesthetic, -thesia, -thetist
| anaesthetic, -thesia, -thetist
| | archeology
| archaeology
| | cesium
| caesium
| | encyclopedia
| encyclopaedia, encyclopedia
| | ether
| aether, ether
| | gynecology
| gynaecology
| | hemoglobin
| haemoglobin
| | hemorrhage
| haemorrhage
| | leukemia
| leukaemia
| | medieval
| mediaeval, medieval
| | orthopedics
| orthopaedics
| | pediatrician
| paediatrician
| | pediatrics
| paediatrics
| | primeval
| primaeval, primeval
|
3. -lyze/-lyse
| American
| British
| | analyze
| analyse
| | paralyze
| paralyse
| | psychoanalyze
| psychoanalyse
|
4. -f-/-ph-
(4-9) Old/Middle English simplified
| American
| British
| | sulfate
| sulphate
| | sulfide
| sulphide
| | sulfur, sulphur
| sulphur
|
5. -ed/-t
| American
| British
| | burned or burnt
| burnt, burned
| | dreamed or dreamt
| dreamt, dreamed
| | kneeled
| knelt, kneeled
| | leaned
| leant, leaned,
| | leaped
| leaped, leapt
| | learned
| learned, learnt
| | smelled
| smelt, smelled
| | spelled
| spelt, spelled
| | spilled
| spilt, spilled
| | spoiled
| spoilt, spoiled
|
Other past tense verb forms
| American
| British
| | gotten
| got
| | proven
| proved
|
7. -f-/-gh- and -ow/-ough
| American
| British
| |
draft, -fty
| draught, -ghty (only air current, drawing of liquid)
| |
draftsman
| draughtsman, draftsman (one who makes drawings)
| | plow (plough), -man, -share
| plough, -man, -share
| | snowplow
| snowplough
|
8. -i-/-y-
| American
| British
| | drily (dryly)
| dryly (drily)
| | gipsy (gypsy)
| gypsy (gipsy)
| | tire
| tyre (on vehicles only)
|
St
| American
| British
| | amid, amidst
| amid, amidst
|
| among
| among, amongst
| | while
| while, whilst
|
10. -er/-re
(10-27) French spellings simplified
| American
| British
| | center
| centre
| | fiber
| fibre
| | fiberglass
| fibreglass
| | goiter
| goitre
| | liter
| litre
| | louver
| louvre
| | luster
| lustre (brilliance)
| | maneuver
| manoeuvre
| | meager
| meagre
| | meter
| metre
| | ocher
| ochre
| | saber
| sabre
| | scepter
| sceptre
| | somber
| sombre
| | theater
| theatre
|
11. -or/-our
| American
| British
| | arbor
| arbour
| | behavior
| behaviour
| | color
| colour
| | endeavor
| endeavour
| | favor
| favour
| | favorite
| favourite
| | favoritism
| favouritism
| | flavor
| flavour
| | glamor
| glamour
| | harbor
| harbour
| | honor
| honour
|
| humor
| humour
| | labor
| labour
| | misdemeanor
| misdemeanour
| | neighbor
| neighbour
| | neighborhood
| neighbourhood
| | odor
| odour
| | parlor
| parlour
| | rigor
| rigour
| | rumor
| rumour
| | savior
| saviour
| | savor
| savour
| | savory
| savoury
| | splendor
| splendour
| | tumor
| tumour
| | valor
| valour
| | vapor
| vapour
| | vigor
| vigour
|
12. -o-/-ou-
| American
| British
| | citrus
| citrous (adj)
| | mold
| mould (rot and form)
| | molt
| moult
|
13. -m/-mme
| American
| British
| | gram
| gramme, (gram)
| | kilogram
| kilogramme (kilogram)
| | program
| programme
|
14. -ck/-que
| American
| British
| | check
| cheque (banking only)
| | checker
| chequer (pattern)
|
15. -g/-gue
| American
| British
| | analog
| analogue
| | catalog
| catalogue
| | dialog
| dialogue
| | demagog, -goged, -goging
| demagogue, -gogued, -goguing
| | epilog
| epilogue
| | monolog
| monologue
| | pedagog
| pedagogue
| | prolog
| prologue
| | synagog
| synagogue
| | travelog
| travelogue
|
16. -ction/-xion
| American
| British
| | connection
| connection, connexion
| | flection (flexion)
| flection, flexion
| | inflection
| inflection, inflexion
| | reflection
| reflection, reflexion
|
17. -ize/-ise
| American
| British
| | advertize
| advertise
| | apologize
| apologise
| | appetizer
| appetiser
| | burglarize
| burgle, burglarise
| | characterize
| characterise
| | civilize
| civilise
| | civilization
| civilisation
| | colonize
| colonise
| | computerize
| computerise
| | criticize
| criticise
| | dramatize
| dramatise
| | economize
| economise
| | emphasize
| emphasise
|
| hospitalize
| hospitalise
| | memorize
| memorise
| | mobilize
| mobilise
| | monopolize
| monopolise
| | naturalize
| naturalise
| | organize
| organise
| | popularize
| popularise
| | realize
| realise
| | recognize
| recognise
| | symbolize
| symbolise
| | sympathize
| sympathise
| | utilize
| utilise
| | vaporize
| vaporise
|
18. -a-/-au-
| American
| British
| | balk
| baulk (balk)
| | gage, gauge
| gauge
|
19. -se/-ce
| American
| British
| | defense
| defence
| | license
| licence
| | offense
| offence
| | practice, practise
| practise
| | pretense
| pretence
|
20.-er/-or
(20-27) Pronunciation simplifications
| American
| British
| | adapter, adaptor
| adaptor, adapter
| | adviser, advisor
| advisor, adviser
|
21.-g-/-gg-
| American
| British
| | fagot,
| faggot (bundle of sticks)
| | wagon
| waggon
|
22.-ll-/-l-
| American
| British
| | appall
| appal
| | distill
| distil
| | enroll
| enrol
| | enrollment
| enrolment
| | fulfill
| fulfil
| | fulfillment
| fulfilment
| | install
| instal
| | installment, instalment
| instalment
| | instill
| instil
| | skillful
| skilful
| | willful
| wilful
|
23.-l-/-ll-
| American
| British
| | calisthenics
| callisthenics
| | canceled, -ling
| cancelled, -lling
| | chili
| chilli
| | counselor
| counsellor
| | disheveled
| dishevelled
| | jeweler
| jeweller
| | jewelry
| jewellery
| | marvelous
| marvellous
| | quarreled, -ling
| quarrelled, -lling
| | rebeling
| rebelling
| | signaled, -ling
| signalled, -lling
| | traveled, -ling
| travelled, -lling
| | traveler
| traveller
| | woolen
| woollen
|
24.-p-/-pp-
| American
| British
| | kidnaped
| kidnapped
| | kidnaper,
| kidnapper, -pping
|
| worshiped
| worshipped, -pping
| | worshiper
| worshipper
|
25.-t-/-tt-
| American
| British
| | carburetor
| carburettor
| | cigaret, cigarette
| cigarette
| | omelet
| omelette
|
26.-g-/-ge-
| American
| British
| | abridgment
| abridgement
| | acknowledgment
| acknowledgement
| | aging
| ageing
| | judgment
| judgement
|
27.in-/en-
| American
| British
| | insure
| ensure
| | inquire
| enquire
| | inquiry
| enquiry
|
Spaces
(28-30) Spaces, punctuation, miscellaneous
| American
| British
| | alright
| all right
| | anymore
| any more
| | cooperate
| cooperate, co-operate
| | onto
| on to
|
Punctuation
| American
| British
| | B.S.
| BSc
| | Dr.
| Dr
| | Jr.
| Jnr, Jr
| | M.S.
| MSc
|
Miscellaneous
| American
| British
| | aluminum
| aluminium
| | artifact
| artefact
| | ax
| axe
| | chamomile
| camomile, chamomile
| | cozy
| cosy
| | crawfish
| crayfish
| | curb
| kerb (edging of road only)
| | disk
| disc
| | doodad
| doodah
| | donut
| doughnut
| | furor
| furore
| | gray
| grey
| | karat
| carat (gold)
| | ketchup, catchup, catsup
| ketchup
| | mustache
| moustache
| | naught
| nought (digit 0)
| | pajamas
| pyjamas
| | specialty
| speciality
| | thru
| through
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Date: 2016-04-22; view: 889
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