British English- American English
Example
- words ending in "re"
centre - center metre - meter
2. words ending in - "our"
change to - "or"
colour - color
3. words ending in" ogue"
change to - "og"
catalogue - catalog
4. words ending in" ise/ize"
ending only in -"ize"
realise - realize
5. final -l doubled after short vowel
-I not always doubled after a short lowel
travelled - traveled
modelling - modeling
words ending in "ence"
change to "ense"
defence - defense
licence - license
Look at the followings for words which have different meanings in British and American English:
British English American English
Advertisement Comercial
Air hostess Flight attendant
Aubergine Eggplant
Bill Check
Biscuit Cookie
Booking Reservation
Bookshop Bookstore
Brackets Parentheses
Chemist`s shop Drugstore
Cheque Check
Chips French Fries
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