British and American English Spelling Differences: A Guide for JCU Students, Exercises of Music Composition

Download British and American English Spelling Differences: A Guide for JCU Students and more Exercises Music Composition in PDF only on Docsity! SPELLING - BRITISH AND AMERICAN ENGLISH British and American spelling differs in several ways. In most subjects at JCU, you are expected to consistently use British English (BE) spelling. Even if you are allowed to use American English (AE) spelling, it is important to stick to one style throughout your writing. Here is a list of the main ways in which British and American spelling differs. For a comprehensive list of spelling differences, visit http://www.tysto.com/uk-us-spelling-list.html What you need to know…… 1. Words ending with -re  BE words ending with –re often end with –er in AE: British centre metre litre American center meter liter 2. Words ending with -our  BE words ending with –our usually end with –or in AE: British colour humour neighbour American color humor neighbor 3. Words ending with –ise or -ize  BE verbs that can be spelled with either –ise or –ize at the end always end with –ize in AE: British apologize or apologise organize or organise recognize or recognise American apologize organize recognize 4. Words ending with –yse  BE verbs ending with –yse always end with –yze in AE: British analyse paralyse catalyse American analyze paralyze catalyze 5. Words ending with ae or oe  BE words spelled with the double vowels ae or oe are spelled with e only in AE: British oestrogen paediatric American estrogen pediatric