5 Differences between UK and US English – Part 1
5 Differences between UK and US English PART 1 Looks like the USA and England won’t be matching up in the World Cup this time around. Let’s take a look instead, at some of the linguistic differences between these “two countries separated by a common language.” Spelling – While there are many spelling differences in the two countries, many of which will be discussed in future segments of this blog series, some of the most frequently occurring spelling differences are as follows: UK Version US Version “-ise” as in finalise, organise, and realise “-ize” as in finalize, organize and realize honour, colour honor, color centre, theatre center, theater But beware: Americans also use advertise, compromise and exercise, so there is clearly...
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