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British versus American English

-or (American) versus -our (British)

• behavior (American) – behaviour (British)
• Color (American) – Colour (British)
• endeavour (British) – endeavor (American)
• favourite (British) – favorite (American)
• flavour (British) – flavor (American)
• glamour (British) – glamor (American)
• honour (British) – honor (American)
• humour (British) – humor (American)
• labour (British) – labor (American)
• neighbour (British) – neighbor (American)
• odour (British) – odor (American)
• rumour (British) – rumor (American)
• savour (British) – savor (American)
• splendour (British) – splendor (American)
• vigour (British) – vigor (American)

-ze (American) versus -SE (British)

• analyse (British) – Analyze (American)
• apologise (British)  -a pologize (American)
• catalyse (British) – catalyze (American)
• colonise (British) – colonize (American)
• emphasise (British) – emphasize (American)
• appetiser (British) – appetizer (American)
• criticise (British) – criticize (American)
• civilise (British) – civilize (American)
• memorise (British) – memorize (American)
• minimise (British) – minimize (American)
• organise (British) – organize (American)
• paralyse (British) – paralyze (American)
• patronise (British) Put down while helping someone patronize (American)
• realise (British) – realize (American)
• recognise (British) – recognize (American)
• socialise (British) – socialize (American)
• specialise (British) – specialize (American)

Led (American) versus lled (British)

• travelled (British) – traveled (American)
• traveller (British) – traveler (American)
• travelling (British) – traveling (American)
• modelling (British) – modeling (American)
• counselling (British) – counseling (American)
• counsellor (British) – counselor (American)
• fuelled (British) – fueled (American)
• signalling (British)  –signaling (American)

– Er (American) versus – RE (British)

• centre (British) – Center (American)
• fibre (British) – fiber (American)
• metre (British) – meter (American)
• kilometre (British) – kilometer (American)
• litre (British) – liter (American)
• theatre (British) – theater (American)
• lustre (British) – luster (American)
• mediaeval – medieval
• paediatric – pediatric

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