BRITISH
VS AMERICAN SPELLING
BRITISH AMERICAN
-our -or
behavior behavior
colour color
-re -er
metre meter
-ae/-oe/-oeu -e/-o/-eu
mediaeval medieval
oestrogen estrogen
manoeuvre maneuver
-se -ze
analyse analyze
-l -ll
fulfil fulfill
WORD
OFTEN CONFUSED
affect (v): influence somebody or something
effect (n): result
loose (adj): not
firmly attached
lose (v): be unable to find/get sth
principal(adj): first in the rank; main
principle (n): fundamental truth/law as the basis of reasoning
practice (n): habitual action
practice (v): perform regularly
stationery (n): writing materials
stationary (adj): not moving
30th
July
-ll -l
travelling traveling
-ogue -og
dialogue dialog
-ence -ense
licence license
defence defense
-dge/-gue -dg/-gu
judgement judgment
arguement argument
-gramme -gram
programme program
advice (n): recommendation on how to act
advise (v): give advice to
raise( v): put into a higher position
rise (v): come/go up
dairy (n): place to make and sell milk products
diary (n): daily records of events or thought
gaol (n): place for detention of prisoners
goal (n): object of ambition; destination
later (adj): after the usually/ expected time
latter(adj): the second-mentioned person or thing
Ranjit Kr. Singh
www.rksnote.blogspot.com
