British Vs US

Discussion in 'Off Topic' started by -SW-iDrunkChristie, Jan 15, 2013.

  1. Hello Guys and Girls!

    While playing this game I keep getting annoyed by people trying to correct my spelling etc! I'm British so I went to school and learnt British English! I am going to explain what words we spell different! Please don't post hate!

    Words ending in –re

    British English words that end in -re often end in -er in American English:

    British - Us
    centre - center
    fibre - fiber
    litre - liter
    theatre - theater or theatre


    Words ending in -our

    British English words ending in -our usually end in -or in American English:

    British - Us
    colour - color
    flavour - flavor
    humour - humor
    labour - labor
    neighbour - neighbor


    Words ending in -ize or -ise

    Verbs in British English that can be spelled with either -ize or -ise at the end are always spelled with -ize at the end in American English:

    British - US
    apologize or apologise - apologize
    organize or organise - organize
    recognize or recognise - recognize


    Words ending in -yse

    Verbs in British English that end in -yse are always spelled -yze in American English:

    British - US
    analyse - analyze
    breathalyse - breathalyze
    paralyse - paralyze


    Words ending in a vowel plus l

    In British spelling, verbs ending in a vowel plus l double the l when adding endings that begin with a vowel. In American English, the l is not doubled:

    British - US
    travel - travel
    travelled - traveled
    travelling - traveling
    traveller - traveler
    fuel- fuel
    fuelled - fueled
    fuelling - fueling


    Words spelled with double vowels

    British English words that are spelled with the double vowels ae or oe are just spelled with an e in American English:

    British - US
    leukaemia - leukemia
    manoeuvre - maneuver
    oestrogen - estrogen
    paediatric - pediatric


    Nouns ending with –ence

    Some nouns that end with -ence in British English are spelled -ense in American English:

    British - US
    defence - defense
    licence - license
    offence - offense
    pretence - pretense


    Nouns ending with –ogue

    Some nouns that end with -ogue in British English end with either -og or -ogue in American English:

    British - US
    analogue- analog or analogue
    catalogue - catalog or catalogue
    dialogue - dialog or dialogue


    Thanks for reading this pointless thread!
     
  2. I like it
     
  3. ^don't try and turn this into an argument
     
  4. Haha this is good
     
  5. So that's why I spell things differently from day to day..





    >.> damn Canadians





    What about doughnuts? and grey/gray? 
    ._. Which place uses "donuts" and which place uses "doughnuts"?
     
  6. You can tell this game is American based because of a bb code.

    [colour=red]British[/colour]

    American

     My mistake I made earlier in a former thread.
     
  7. Two thumbs up dont hate people for their differences great post to help educate everyone
     
  8. British - US
    Grey - Gray
    Doughnut - Donut

    :)
     
  9. Well there's Dunken Donuts Cindy  or Dunkin. Either one
     
  10. Ahhh damn I thought this was gunna be a battle of the countries, wooooooo britaaaaiin all the way
     
  11. ^Pahaha! There's nothing to battle, it's just how things are :)
     
  12. That is true ;)
     
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    Good job
     
  14. Oh a mod commenting on my thread!
    Thank you
     
  15.  this is a canadian based game not american