2007-05-27 14:24:33 · 7 answers · asked by Andreu 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Bonnet - hood
Boot - trunk ;-) ~
Windscreen - windshield
Petrol - Gasoline
Pound - Dollar
To let - for rent.
Different enough?
2007-05-27 14:35:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Favorite- favourite
color- colour
(Any -or word in American English...)
theater- theatre
2007-05-27 21:30:59 · answer #2 · answered by Lisa the Pooh 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
colour ~ color
grey ~ gray
humour ~ humor
moustache ~ mustache
speciality ~ specialty
mum ~ mom
pernickety ~ persnickety
favourite ~ favorite
manoeuvre ~ manuever
fibres ~ fibers
organise ~ organize
realise ~ realize
colonisation ~ colonization.
theatre ~ theater
encyclopaedia ~ encyclopedia
traveller ~ traveler
cruellest ~ cruelest
woollen ~ woolen
jewellery ~ jewelry
2007-05-27 21:29:18 · answer #3 · answered by Firefly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"theater" and "theatre" for one... I think the latter is more Old English.
2007-05-27 21:32:50 · answer #4 · answered by Sangria 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_american_spelling_differences
2007-05-27 21:28:41 · answer #5 · answered by l'ange 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
centre-center
behaviour-behavior
2007-05-27 22:14:45 · answer #6 · answered by ML 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
labour...labor
2007-05-27 21:32:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋