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lovelycat
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ID 14265
Date: 12/17/2006
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English Around the World
British - American English - Spelling Rules
There are some spelling differences in American English. In the 1800's, the US Congress actually called for several changes to make words more phonetic. Look at the following examples:
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British English |
American English |
Example (British - American) |
1 |
words ending in -re |
change to -er |
centre - center
metre - meter |
2 |
words ending in -our |
change to -or |
colour - color |
3 |
words ending in -ogue |
change to -og |
catalogue - catalog |
4 |
words ending in -ise/ize |
ending only in -ize |
realise/realize - realize |
5 |
final -l doubled after short vowel |
- l not always doubled after a short vowel |
travelled - traveled
modelling - modeling |
6 |
words ending in -ence |
change to -ense |
defence - defense
licence - license |
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