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    The document outlines some key differences between American and British spelling conventions. Specifically, it notes that British spelling tends to use -re/er, -our/or, -ise/-ize, a vowel plus l, -ence, and -ogue/-og, while American spelling favors -er, -or, -ize, a consonant plus l, -ense, and -og. The differences are exemplified through word pairs like centre/center, colour/color, analyse/analyze, and analogue/analog.

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    The document outlines some key differences between American and British spelling conventions. Specifically, it notes that British spelling tends to use -re/er, -our/or, -ise/-ize, a vowel plus l, -ence, and -ogue/-og, while American spelling favors -er, -or, -ize, a consonant plus l, -ense, and -og. The differences are exemplified through word pairs like centre/center, colour/color, analyse/analyze, and analogue/analog.

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    The document outlines some key differences between American and British spelling conventions. Specifically, it notes that British spelling tends to use -re/er, -our/or, -ise/-ize, a vowel plus l, -ence, and -ogue/-og, while American spelling favors -er, -or, -ize, a consonant plus l, -ense, and -og. The differences are exemplified through word pairs like centre/center, colour/color, analyse/analyze, and analogue/analog.

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    DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AMERICAN AND BRITISH

    Words ending in –re/er


    British US
    centre center
    fibre fiber
    litre liter
    theatre theater or theatre

    Words ending in –our/or


    British US
    colour color
    flavour flavor
    humour humor
    labour labor
    neighbour neighbor

    Words ending in -ize or -ise


    British US
    apologise Apologize
    organise Organize
    recognise Recognize

    Words ending in –yse/yze


    British US
    analyse analyze

    Words ending in a vowel plus l


    British US
    travel travel
    travelled traveled
    travelling traveling
    traveller traveler
    fuel fuel
    fuelled fueled
    fuelling Fueling

    Nouns ending with –ence


    British US
    defence defense
    licence License
    offence Offense
    pretence pretense

    Nouns ending with –gue/og


    British US
    analogue analog
    catalogue catalog
    dialogue dialog

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