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Principal British-American Spelling Differences

ax
theatre
tire
British metercenter
skillful
favorite
gray
humor
pajamas
colordefense
plough
British
skilful
offence
metre
offense
labor
theater
check
aluminum
license
American
story-er
pretense
practice
pretence
-ed,
program
catalog
-ped,
travel-ling,
dialog
worship-ing
quarrel-ing,
practise
neighbour -Ier, led
tyre
quarrel-ling,
storey-per
American -er, -ed
jewelry
plow
pYJamas
programme* -Ier, -led-er, -ed
travel-ing,
neighbor worship-ping
analyze
airplane
colour
aluminium
humour
centre
labour
favourite
licence
defence
grey
cheque
axe
catalogue
kidnap-ping, -per, -ped kidnap-ing, -er, -ed
dialogue
jewellery
analyse
aeroplane
* British spelling is also 'program' for a computer program.
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