So far (and please correct me if I'm wrong) I have 8:
American: British:
color colour
honor honour
valor valour
traveling travelling
theater theatre
center centre
harbor harbour
holiday holliday(?)
2007-06-28 13:33:36 · 6 answers · asked by short 'n sweet 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
I'm not so sure about holliday, but maybe a Brit can address that.
Don't forget all the -ize, -ise words too.
2007-06-28 14:55:20 · answer #1 · answered by TheIrishGeek 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tire / Tyre
Curb / Kerb
Aluminum / Aluminium
For the Aluminum one, the British spelling is simply wrong. Yes, I said wrong. Humphrey Davy, a British chemist and the discoverer of aluminum, named it "aluminum", but some other British chemists didn't like the name, so they ignored his spelling and added a letter. Those cheeky bastards!
2007-06-28 13:42:12 · answer #2 · answered by lithiumdeuteride 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm not sure, but maybe ketchup and catsup? I've never completely heard the truth about how these are spelled :P
2007-06-28 14:43:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This link should solve your problems, there are far more than ten words to choose from that you don't already have. . .
http://www.uta.fi/FAST/US1/LP/np-great.html
2007-06-28 13:41:47 · answer #4 · answered by new SA mama 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
defense / defence
similarly, offense / offence
2007-06-28 13:47:40 · answer #5 · answered by The Ry-Guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cream/creme
2007-06-28 15:10:23 · answer #6 · answered by Katie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋