Showing posts with label American and British spelling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label American and British spelling. Show all posts

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