American English vs British English – Part I
AE = American English
BE = British English
-ae (encyclopaedia, mediaeval)
AE usually deletes the a from the diphthong ae (encyclopedia, medieval), however, it is retained in such words as aesthetic.
-ed (fitted, forecasted, knitted)
AE usually drops the past-tense ending in these words (fit, forecast, knit).
-ed [irregular] (lighted, strived)
AE prefers forms such as lit and strove.
-ement (acknowledgement, arguement, judgement)
AE omits the first e from the suffix (acknowledgment, argument, judgment)
-ence (defence, licence, offence)
AE spells these words with an s in place of a c (defense, license, offense).
-ise/-yse (analyse, criticise, memorise, realise)
AE favors -ize/-yze endings (analyze, criticize, memorize, realize).
-l (enrol, fulfil, skilful)
AE doubles the l that is not part of -ful/ful- (enroll, fulfill, skillful)
-lled/-lling (cancelled/cancelling, levelled/levelling, travelled/travelling)
AE omits one l in this form (canceled/canceling, leveled/leveling, traveled/traveling)
-mme (diagramme, programme, telegramme)
AE omits the second m and the e at the end of these words (diagram, program, telegram)
-ogue (analogue, catalogue, dialogue, epilogue)
AE omits the diphthong ue (analog, catalog, dialog, epilog), though the full form is preferred for all its analogues.
-our (colour, favour, honour, labour)
AE omits the u in most words with -our (color, favor, honor, labor)
-oeuvre (manoeuvre)
AE simplifies this ending to -euver (maneuver).
-que (banque, checque)
AE replaces the -que by -k (bank, check).
-re (centre, litre, metre, theatre)
In AE, the letters in the -re ending are reversed (center, liter, meter, theater).
-st (amidst, amongst)
In AE, amid and among are preferred.
-t (dreamt, leapt, learnt)
AE replaces -t with -ed (dreamed, leaped, learned)
-wards (backwards, inwards, upwards)
AE omits the -s (backward, inward, upward)
Adapted from DailyWritingTips
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