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Hi I'm Georgina from BBC Learning English.
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In today's lesson,
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we're going to look at 3 differences between
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American English and British English spelling.
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Words which end with '–er' in American English,
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often end in '–re' in British English.
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For example:
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'I live in the center of town.'
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changes to 'centre'.
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Normally, verbs which end in '–ize' in American English
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can be spelt in British English with either '–ize' or '–ise'.
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For example:
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'Can you organize the meeting?',
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changes to 'organise' (or 'organize').
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Sometimes words with '–or' in American English
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can be spelt in British English using '–our'.
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For example:
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'What's your favorite color?'
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changes to 'favourite' 'colour'.
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It doesn't matter whether you use
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American English or British English spelling.
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Just make sure you use one or the other.
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