The main differences b American and British English spellings are give below;. ? British English words that end in –re(eg;centre,fibre,theatre) often and in -er in American

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The main differences b American and British English spellings are give below;. ? British English words that end in –re(eg;centre,fibre,theatre) often and in -er in American English ( center,fiber,theater). ?. British English words that end in -our ( eg; colour, humour) usually end with -or in American English (color,humor). ? verbs in British English that can be spelled with either -ize or -ise at the end ( eg;recognize/recognise) are always spelled with -ize in American English. ? verb in British English that end in – yse (eg;analyse) are always spelled -yze in American English ( analyze). ? In British spelling,verbs ending in a vowel plus double the when adding endings that begin with a vowel (eg; travel,travalled,traveller).In American English the is not doubled (travel,traveled,traveler). ? British English words that are spelled with the double vowels ae or oe ( eg; archaeology,manoeuver) are just spelled with an e in American English (archeology, maneuver ). ?. Some nouns that end with -ence in British English ( eg; licence, defence) are spelled -ense in American English (license,defense). ? some nouns that end with -ogue in British English ( eg; dailogue) end with -og in American English ( dailog).
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