British spelling is American spelling is
Nouns / Nouns
– our – or
– re – er
Verbs / Verbs
- In British spelling final –l is always doubled before –ed; -ing and –er. / In British spelling the final letter –l is always doubled before the suffixes –ed; -ing and –er
- In American spelling it is doubled only when the stress is on the final syllable, as in all other two-syllable words. / In American spelling it is doubled only when the stress is on the final syllable, as with all other two-syllable words.
Examples:
- British – colour; favour; honour; centre; metre; traveller; controlling
- American – color; favor; honor; center; meter; traveler; controling
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