American English Vs British English American English Vs British English Words ending in –re British English words that end in -re often end in -er in American English: British US centre center fibre fiber litre liter theatre theater or theatre Words ending in -our British English words ending in -our usually end in -or in American English: British US colour color flavour flavor humour humor labour labor neighbour neighbor Words ending in -ize or -ise Verbs in British English that can be spelled with either -ize or -ise at the end are always spelled with -ize at the end in American English: British US apologize or apologise apologize organize or organise organize recognize or recognise recognize Words ending in -yse Verbs in British English that end in -yse are always spelled -yze in American English: British US analyse analyze breathalyse breathalyze paralyse paralyze Words ending in a vowel plus l In British spelling, verbs ending in a vowel plus l double the l when adding endings that begin with a vowel. In American English, the l is not doubled: British US travel travel travelled traveled travelling traveling traveller traveler fuel fuel fuelled fueled fuelling fueling Words spelled with double vowels British English words that are spelled with the double vowels ae or oe are just spelled with an e in American English: British US leukaemia leukemia manoeuvre maneuver oestrogen estrogen paediatric pediatric Note that in American English, certain terms, such as archaeology, keep the ae spelling as standard, although the spelling with just the e (i.e. archeology) is usually acceptable as well.

The Dashes Dashes, like commas, semicolons, colons, ellipses, and parentheses, indicate added emphasis, an interruption, or an abrupt change of thought. Experienced writers know that these marks are not interchangeable. Note how dashes subtly change the tone of the following sentences: Examples: You are the friend, the only friend, who offered to help me. You are the friend—the only friend—who offered to help me. I pay the bills; she has all the fun. I pay the bills—she has all the fun. I wish you would…oh, never mind. I wish you would—oh, never mind. They ran away—the cowards. They ran away, the cowards. Rule 1. Words and phrases between dashes are not generally part of the subject. Example: Jordan—and his trusty mutt—was always welcome. Rule 2. Dashes replace otherwise mandatory punctuation, such as the in the following examples: Without dash: The man, from Lagos, Nigeria, arrived. With dash: The man—he was from Lagos, Nigeria—arrived. Without dash: The December 13, 2010 edition of the Africans Hope arrived in June, 2011. With dash: The Africans Hope—dated December 13, 2010—arrived in June, 2011. Rule 3. Some writers and publishers prefer spaces around dashes. Example: Joe — and his trusty mutt — was always welcome. There are two types of dashes—em dashes and en dashes. We will be discussing them later. You can read more on https://www.royaltyacademy.net