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English in 1 Minute, American English vs British English spelling

American English vs British English spelling

Hi I'm Georgina from BBC Learning English.

In today's lesson,

we're going to look at 3 differences between

American English and British English spelling.

Words which end with '–er' in American English,

often end in '–re' in British English.

For example:

'I live in the center of town.'

changes to 'centre'.

Normally, verbs which end in '–ize' in American English

can be spelt in British English with either '–ize' or '–ise'.

For example:

'Can you organize the meeting?',

changes to 'organise' (or 'organize').

Sometimes words with '–or' in American English

can be spelt in British English using '–our'.

For example:

'What's your favorite color?'

changes to 'favourite' 'colour'.

It doesn't matter whether you use

American English or British English spelling.

Just make sure you use one or the other.

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Hi I'm Georgina from BBC Learning English. Hi I'm Georgina from BBC Learning English. Привет, я Джорджина из BBC Learning English. 大家好，我是 BBC 英语学习班的乔治娜。

In today's lesson, 在今天的课程中，

we're going to look at 3 differences between 我们将看看 3 个差异

American English and British English spelling. Американская английская и британская английская орфография. Amerikan İngilizcesi ve İngiliz İngilizcesi yazımı. 美式英语和英式英语拼写。

Words which end with '–er' in American English, Amerikan İngilizcesinde '-er' ile biten kelimeler, 美式英语中以“-er”结尾的单词，

often end in '–re' in British English. İngiliz İngilizcesinde genellikle '-re' ile biter. 在英式英语中通常以“-re”结尾。

For example:

'I live in the center of town.' 'Я живу в центре города'. "Şehrin merkezinde yaşıyorum.

changes to 'centre'. ändert sich in 'Zentrum'. 'merkez' olarak değişir.

Normally, verbs which end in '–ize' in American English 通常，美式英语中以“–ize”结尾的动词

can be spelt in British English with either '–ize' or '–ise'. 在英式英语中可以用“–ize”或“–ise”拼写。

For example: 例如：

'Can you organize the meeting?', 'Вы можете организовать встречу?', "Toplantıyı organize edebilir misin?", '你能组织这次会议吗？',

changes to 'organise' (or 'organize'). 更改为“组织”（或“组织”）。

Sometimes words with '–or' in American English 美式英语中有时带有“-or”的单词

can be spelt in British English using '–our'. İngiliz İngilizcesinde '-our' kullanılarak yazılabilir. 可以用英式英语拼写“-our”。

For example:

'What's your favorite color?' 'Какой твой любимый цвет?'

changes to 'favourite' 'colour'.

It doesn't matter whether you use Неважно, используете ли вы Kullanıp kullanmamanız önemli değil 无论你使用

American English or British English spelling. Amerikan İngilizcesi veya İngiliz İngilizcesi yazımı. 美式英语或英式英语拼写。

Just make sure you use one or the other. Sadece birini ya da diğerini kullandığınızdan emin olun.