คำศัพท์ภาษาอังกฤษน่ารู้ British vs. American English Spelling
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| British -our vs. American -or difference |
|---|
| armour | armor |
| behaviour | behavior |
| colour | color |
| favourite | favorite |
| flavour | flavor |
| harbour | harbor |
| honour | honor |
| humour | humor |
| labour | labor |
| neighbour | neighbor |
| rumour | rumor |
| saviour | savior |
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British -re vs. American -er
difference |
|---|
| amphitheatre | amphitheater |
| centimetre | centimeter |
| centre | center |
| fibre | fiber |
| kilometre | kilometer |
| litre | liter |
| lustre | luster |
| louvre | louver |
| manoeuvre | maneuver |
| metre | meter |
| spectre | specter |
| theatre | theater |
|
British -ae/-oe/-oeu vs. American
-e/-o/-eu difference |
|---|
| archaeology | archeology |
| gynaecology | gynecology |
| leukaemia | leukemia |
| manoeuvre | maneuver |
| mediaeval | medieval |
| mementoes | mementos |
| oestrogen | estrogen |
| orthopaedic | orthopedic |
| paediatric | pediatric |
| palaeontology | paleontology |
| toxaemia | toxemia |
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| British -se vs. American -zedifference* |
|---|
| analyse | analyze |
| apologise | apologize |
| appetiser | appetizer |
| catalyse | catalyze |
| civilise, civilisation | civilize, civilization |
| colonise, colonisation | colonize, colonization |
| criticise | criticize |
| emphasise | emphasize |
| organise | organize |
| popularise, popularisation | popularize, popularization |
| prise | prize |
| realise | realize |
| recognise | recognize |
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| British -l vs. American -ll difference |
|---|
| enrolment | enrollment |
| fulfil | fulfill |
| instalment | installment |
| skilful | skillful |
| British -ll vs. American -l difference |
|---|
| counsellor | counselor |
| fuelled | fueled |
| travelling | traveling |
| parallelled | paralleled |
| quarrelling | quarreling |
!Remember: In British English, verbs that end in -l preceded by a vowel usually double the final -l when a suffix -ed/-ing is added. In American English the final -l is doubled only when the last syllable is stressed. |
British -ogue vs. American
-og difference |
|---|
| analogue | analog |
| catalogue | catalog |
| dialogue | dialog |
| monologue | monolog |
British –ence vs. American
-ense difference |
|---|
| defence* | defense |
licence(noun)
license(verb) | license (both
noun and verb) |
| offence* | offense |
| pretence | pretense |
*But note: defensive, offensive |
*Additional notes:
:: British English uses both "-ise" and "-ize" forms but tends to prefer -ise (-isation) form.
:: Verbs in British English that can be spelled with either "-ize" or "-ise" at the end are always spelled with -ize in American English.
:: Verbs in British English that end in "-yse" (e.g. analyse) are always spelled "-yze" in American English (analyze). |
| British -dge/-gue vs. American -dg/-gu) |
|---|
| judgement | judgment |
| arguement | argument |
British -que vs. American
-k/–ck difference |
|---|
| banque | bank |
| cheque (money) | check |
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| British -gramme vs. American -gram difference |
|---|
programme (noun)
(TV/radio programme or programme of events - plans, conferences, a theatre programme etc.) | program |
| programme (verb) (to instruct) | program (-mm-) |
program (programme)
(computer program) | program |
| gram (gramme) | gram |
| kilogram (kilogramme) | kilogram |
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