Thursday, May 26, 2011

American and British spelling

It sure is confusing but here are some commonly used words with different spellings in American versus British english:

American spelling - British spelling

color - colour
favorite - favourite
honor- honour
mold - mould

analyze - analyse
criticize - criticise
memorize - memorise

enrollment - enrolment
fulfill - fulfil
skillful - skilful

center - centre
meter - metre
theater - theatre
kilometer - kilometre
liter - litre
fiber - fibre

analog - analogue
catalog - catalogue
dialog - dialogue

check - cheque
aging - ageing
argument - arguement
judgment - judgement
jewelry - jewellery
pajamas - pyjamas
plow - plough
tire - tyre

counseling - counselling
equaling - equalling
modeling - modelling
quarreling - quarrelling
signaling - signalling
traveling - travelling

dreamed - dreamt
learned - learnt

fit - fitted
wed - wedded
forecast - forecasted

aluminum - aluminium
airplane - aeroplane

gray - grey
skeptic - sceptic