French fries or chips?

Učenje angleščine je pogosto povezano z dvomom, katero besedo uporabiti.

Which sentence is written in American English (AmE) and which in British English (BrE)?

1. My mom and I went to the city center to get some French fries for dinner.

2. My mum and I went to the city centre to get some chips for dinner.

AmE: My mom and I went to the city center to get some French fries for dinner.

BrE: My mum and I went to the city centre to get some chips for dinner.

BrE and AmE differ not only in pronunciation and accent, but also in vocabulary and spelling.

Spelling differences

1. Some nouns that end in –tre in BrE end in –ter in AmE.

BrE – centre, theatre, litre

AmE – center, theater, liter

2. Some nouns that end in –our in BrE end in -or in AmE.

BrE – colour, labour, flavour, humour, neighbour

AmE – color, labor ,flavor, humor, neighbor

3. Some nouns that end in -ogue in BrE end in -og in AmE.

BrE – catalogue, dialogue

AmE – catalog, dialog

4. Verbs in BrE can be spelled with either -ize or -ise, whereas in AmE they are always spelled with -ize.

BrE – aplogise, organise, recognise

AmE – apologize, organize, recognize

5. In BrE final –l is doubled in stressed syllables.

BrE – travelled, travelling, traveller

AmE – traveled, traveling, traveler

6. BrE words that are spelled with the double vowels –ae or–oe are spelled with an –e in AmE.

BrE – manoeuvre, paediatric

AmE – maneuver, pediatric

7. Some nouns that end in -ence in BrE are spelled -ense in AmE.

BrE – offence, licence

AmE – offense, license

Many words are completely different.

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