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For licence/license or practice/practise, ... British spelling mostly uses -ise (organise, realise, recognise), though -ize is sometimes used. [58]
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.
This is a list of British English words that have different American English spellings, for example, colour (British English) and color (American English). Word pairs are listed with the British English version first, in italics, followed by the American English version: spelt, spelled; Derived words often, but not always, follow their root.
Use the exact national or regional spelling and terminology when referring to a specific country, for example UK "Driving Licence" or US "Driver's License" . (Note that the verb is still spelled with an 's' in Brit spelling, as in 'licensing'.) Use the US spelling 'license' when referring the the document in general.
A license (American English) or licence (Commonwealth English) is an official permission or permit to do, use, or own something (as well as the document of that permission or permit). [ 1 ] A license is granted by a party (licensor) to another party (licensee) as an element of an agreement between those parties.
Several pronunciation patterns contrast American and British English accents. The following lists a few common ones. Most American accents are rhotic, preserving the historical /r/ phoneme in all contexts, while most British accents of England and Wales are non-rhotic, only preserving this sound before vowels but dropping it in all other contexts; thus, farmer rhymes with llama for Brits but ...
When the UK was part of the EU, instead of its distinguishing sign "GB", it used the code "UK" inside the EU emblem on driving licences and followed EU driving licence standards. [37] The UK subsequently withdrew from the EU and the EU flag is no longer featured on UK driving licences issued after the transition period ended on 31 December 2020 ...
An 1814 American medical text showing British English spellings that were still in use ("tumours", "colour", "centres", etc.) In the early 18th century, English ...