American And British English Spelling Differences
One of the ways in which American English and British English differ is in spelling.
Read more about American And British English Spelling Differences: Historical Origins, Dropped E, Past Tense Differences, Different Spellings For Different Meanings, Different Spellings For Different Pronunciations, Miscellaneous Spelling Differences, Compounds and Hyphens, Acronyms and Abbreviations, Punctuation
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