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Differences between British and American Spelling


American Spelling         British Spelling

acknowledgment            acknowledgement
afterward                 afterwards
aluminum                  aluminium
anemia                    anaemia
anesthetic                anaesthetic
apologize                 apologise
armor                     armour
ax                        axe
backward                  backwards
beside                    besides
canceling                 cancelling
catalog                   catalogue
center                    centre
check                     cheque
checker (pattern)         chequer
chili                     chilli
cigaret, cigarette        cigarette
civilization              civilisation 
color                     colour
connection                connexion
curb                      kerb
dialog                    dialogue
disk                      disc (except in computers)
doughnut, donut           doughnut
draft                     draught
favor                     favour
flavor                    flavour
forward                   forwards
gauge, gage               gauge
gray                      grey
impanel                   empanel
inflection                inflexion
inquiry                   enquiry
jewelry                   jewellery
judgment                  judgement
labor                     labour
leveled                   levelled
license, licence 
       (as a verb)        license 
luster                    lustre
modeled                   modelled
mollusc, mollusk          mollusc
mold                      mould
molt                      moult
moustache, mustache       moustache
odor                      odour
offence, offense          offence
pajamas                   pyjamas
plough, plow              plough
practice (as a verb)      practise 
pretence, pretense        pretence
program                   programme (except in computers)
quarreled                 quarrelled
raveled                   ravelled
sceptic, skeptic          sceptic
shoveled                  shovelled
smolder                   smoulder
sniveled                  snivelled
story (of building)       storey 
sulphur, sulfur           sulphur
theater                   theatre
tire                      tyre
toward                    towards
traveling                 travelling
vise (tool)               vice
wagon, waggon             waggon
yodeling                  yodelling





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