American and British spelling differences (part 3)

Oxford Advanced book

Differences between the different varieties of English can be very confusing. Today we are on our final look at spelling differences between American and British English. You can check the two previous articles Part 1 or Part 2   CE vs SE: This one is a bit of a tricky one, as there aren’t really […]

American and British spelling differences (part 2)

US and UK language

Last time we wrote about our/or, ise/ize and yse/ize. This time we are continuing with spelling differences between American and British English.   RE vs ER: theatre and theater This is probably the best known difference between American and British spellings. Most words that end in an unstressed -er in British English are spelt with -re […]

American and British spelling differences (part 1)

American and British spelling

The biggest difference between the dialects of English is the accent, but there are also differences in grammar, vocabulary and spelling. Today we’re looking at differences in spelling. In most cases the differences follow patterns, so you don’t need to remember each word on its own only the main rules. If you go from one […]