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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