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
1 comment:
Gray and grey are different spellings of the same word. Gray is more common in American English, while grey is more common in British English.
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