Differences Between British and American Spelling
By Kenneth Beare, About.com
Most dictionaries include both spellings and will make note of the two spellings. Usually the differences are noted in one of two ways:
In many US dictionaries the difference is included in the headword with the variation in parentheses:
For example colo(u)r
In British Dictionaries, the Dictionary makes note of the difference in brackets immediately after the headword:
For example watch, plural watches; glass, plural glasses
The table provides a list of the main differences between British and American spelling:
| British | American |
| -our (honour) | -or (honor) |
| -re (centre) | -er (center) |
| -ogue (dialogue) | -og (dialog) |
| -ence (defence) | -ense (defense) |
| -ise 1 (recognise) | -ize (recognize) |
| American English spelling sometimes does not double the consonant at the end of a word, while British English spelling does, especially when the consonant is an ‘l’.For example travel, traveller, travelling (British) and travel, traveler, traveling (American) |
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