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Historically, it used to be spelled as two words in the United States, but its usage is diminishing; nevertheless it is a variant spelling in American English today. The spelling difference is reflected in the style guides of newspapers and other media agencies in the US, Ireland, and countries of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Some usages identified as American English are common in British English; e.g., disk for disc. A few listed words are more different words than different spellings: "aeroplane/airplane", "mum/mom". See also: American and British English differences, Wikipedia:List of common misspellings and Wikipedia:Manual of Style#National varieties of English
Spelling BrE IPA AmE IPA Notes advertisement / ə d ˈ v ɜːr t ɪ s m ə n t / / ˌ æ d v ər ˈ t aɪ z m ə n t / Older Americans may use the British pronunciation, and some British dialects use the American pronunciation. agent provocateur / ˌ æ ʒ ɒ̃ p r ə ˌ v ɒ k ə ˈ t ɜːr / (1) / ˌ ɑː ʒ ɒ̃ p r oʊ ˌ v ɒ k ə ˈ t ...
Southern American English as Americans popularly imagine began to take its current shape only after the beginning of the twentieth century. Some generalizations include: the conditional merger of [ɛ] and [ɪ] before nasal consonants, the pin–pen merger; the diphthong /aɪ/ becomes monophthongized to [a]; lax and tense vowels often merge ...
The following is a handy reference for editors, listing various common spelling differences between national varieties of English. Please note: If you are not familiar with a spelling, please do some research before changing it – it may be your misunderstanding rather than a mistake, especially in the case of American and British English spelling differences.
According to one poll, 42% of women between 18 and 29 identify as liberal, whereas only 25% of men do. That’s a much bigger difference than in older cohorts. That’s a much bigger difference ...
hat tied under chin worn by a baby or (archaically) a woman boob (n.) a mistake (slang); (v.) to make a mistake (US: blooper) woman's breast (slightly vulgar slang) stupid person boob tube: woman's shoulderless, strapless top (US: tube top) (the boob tube) television (slang) boost to (figuratively) lift up; to improve, increase, revitalize.
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