talfc comparing british english and american english spellings

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talfc comparing british english and american english spellings

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Talk a Lot Foundation Course These pages show 100 examples of words where spelling differs Can you find any more words in each category? Lesson – Comparing British English and American English Spellings Problem: there are too many unnecessary silent letters in British English spelling – especially vowel letters American English spelling gets rid of some of them (see below) NEA spelling gets rid of all of them! British English Spelling anaesthetic archaeology encyclopaedia gynaecology leukaemia mediaeval orthopaedic paediatric palaeontology toxaemia ageing axe blonde judgement likeable loveable sizeable storey diarrhoea foetus moustache oestrogen mould analogue catalogue dialogue doughnut draught centre fibre kilometre litre lustre manoeuvre theatre armour behaviour colour favour favourite flavour harbour honour honourable humour labour neighbour odour rumour savoury American English Spelling anesthetic archeology encyclopedia gynecology leukemia medieval orthopedic pediatric paleontology toxemia aging ax blond judgment likable lovable sizable story diarrhea fetus mustache estrogen mold analog catalog dialog donut draft center fiber kilometer liter luster maneuver theater armor behavior color favor favorite flavor harbor honor honorable humor labor neighbor odor rumor savory Talk a Lot Foundation Course How is the British English spelling simplified? silent vowel letter “a” is deleted silent vowel letter “e” is deleted silent vowel letter “o” is deleted silent vowel letter “u” is deleted silent vowel letters “u” and “e” are deleted silent letters “u”, “g”, and “h” are deleted (archaic spelling) in the AmE spelling “f” represents f instead of “ght” “er” represents the schwa sound uh better than “re” silent vowel letter “o” is deleted too “or” represents the schwa sound uh better than “our” English Banana.com Lesson Page 20 Talk a Lot Foundation Course Lesson – Comparing British English and American English Spellings Problem: there are too many unnecessary silent letters in British English spelling – especially vowel letters American English spelling gets rid of some of them (see below) NEA spelling gets rid of all of them! British English Spelling analyse apologise appetiser breathalyse catalyse civilise colonise cosy criticise emphasise harmonise memorise organiser paralyse popularisation prise realise recognise defence licence offence practice pretence cancelled chilli enrol equalling fulfill jewellery modelling traveller woollen cheque disc liquorice sceptical dreamt learnt cypher sulphur omelette programme aluminium aeroplane speciality mum grey mementoes pyjamas tyre American English Spelling analyze apologize appetizer breathalyze catalyze civilize colonize cozy criticize emphasize harmonize memorize organizer paralyze popularization prize realize recognize defense license offense practise pretense canceled chili enroll equaling fulfil jewelry modeling traveler woolen check disk licorice skeptical dreamed learned cipher sulfur omelet program aluminum airplane specialty mom gray mementos pajamas tire Talk a Lot Foundation Course How is the British English spelling simplified? “s” changes to “z”, which better represents the sound z “se” is a more rational way to represent s than “ce” an “l” is deleted where two letters represent one l sound the AmE spelling “enroll” is an exception to this rule! silent vowel letter “e” is deleted too “ck” or “k” are more rational ways of representing the hard k sound “licorice” is an exception – if “c” is acceptable here, why is it not in “disc”? both spellings are valid, representing different pronunciations of the same word “i” is a more rational way to represent a vowel sound “f” is a more rational way to represent f silent letters “t” and “e” are deleted silent letters “m” and “e” are deleted 2nd “i” is deleted which cuts out y sound 2nd (weak) syllable is deleted; “aer” changes to “air” 2nd & 3rd syllables deleted; stress changes to 1st syllable both spellings are valid, representing different accents in my opinion “ey” represents ei better than “ay” in my opinion “oes” represents euz better than “os” I don’t like either spelling; p Jar mz is more accurate! there is a y sound in “tyre”, so I prefer the British English English Banana.com Lesson Page 21

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