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British and American English

We often encounter the same words with differences in spelling, but this is not due to any error—rather, they are written in American English. In Kabinata's course, and also at school, we study Britis

We often encounter the same words with differences in spelling, but this is not due to any error—rather, they are written in American English. In Kabinata's course, and also at school, we study British English.
Sometimes, however, texts include words from American English. Here are some of them:
British American

pavement sidewalk – sidewalk
lift elevator – elevator
trousers pants – pants
underground subway – subway
flat apartment – apartment
rubbish garbage – garbage
lorry truck – truck
rubber eraser – eraser
holiday vacation – vacation
torch flashlight – flashlight

There are also some with differences in only certain letters

British : American
favourite : favorite
colour : color
centre : center
theatre : theater
kilometre : kilometer
travelling : traveling
travelled : traveled

Of course, there are many others. 🙂

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