amrican/british spellings

[Bakenam]

[glow=FFFF99]The list below provides examples showing the difference between American spellings (on the left) and British ********************alents (on the right).


American Spelling......British Spelling

A
amphitheater.............amphitheatre
ardor........................ardour
armor.......................armour
armory.....................armoury

B
behavior...................behaviour
behaviorism..............behaviourism
belabor.....................belabour

C
caliber......................calibre
candor......................candour
center.......................centre
centered...................centred
centering..................centring
centimeter................centimetre
clamor......................clamour
color.........................colour
colorist......................colourist

D
demeanor.................demeanour

E
enamor.....................enamour
enamored.................enamoured
endeavor..................endeavour
epicenter..................epicentre

F
favor.........................favour
favorable...................favourable
favorite.....................favourite
favoritism..................favouritism
fervor.......................fervour
fiber.........................fibre
fibered......................fibred
fiberglass..................fibreglass
fiberous....................fibrous
flavor.......................flavour
flavoring...................flavouring

G
glamor......................glamour
goiter........................goitre
K
kiloliter.....................kilolitre
kilometer..................kilometre

L
labor.........................labour
laborer......................labourer
laborite.....................labourite
liter..........................litre
luste.........................lustre

M
meager.....................meagre
meagerly..................meagrely
meagerness..............meagreness
meter.......................metre
metered....................metred
milliliter.....................millilitre
millimeter..................millimetre
misdemeanor.............misdemeanour
miter.........................mitre
mitered.....................mitred

N
neighbor....................neighbour
neighborhood.............neighbourhood
neighboring................neighbouring
neighborly .................neighbourly

O
odor..........................odour

P
parlor........................parlour

R
rancor.......................rancour
reconnoiter................reconnoitre
reconnoitered.............reconnoitred
rigor..........................rigour
rumor........................rumour

S
saber.........................sabre
sabered.....................sabred
sabering....................sabring
saltpeter....................saltpetre
savior........................saviour
savor........................savour
scepter......................sceptre
sceptered..................sceptred
sepulcher..................sepulchre
somber.....................sombre
specter.....................spectre
splendor....................splendour
succor.......................succour

T
theater......................theatre
tumor.......................tumour

V
valor.........................valour
vapor........................vapour
vigor.........................vigour[/glow