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  • programme – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.
    British → American: program (AmE drops ‑me)
  • tyre – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.
    British → American: tire (BrE spelling for wheels)
  • licence – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.
    British → American: license (BrE noun ‑ce)
  • plough – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.
    British → American: plow (AmE spelling simplification)
  • theater – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.
    American → British: theatre (BrE ‑re)
  • jewellery – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.
    British → American: jewelry (AmE drops one l)
  • sulphur – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.
    British → American: sulfur (AmE ‑f‑ spelling)
  • odor – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.
    American → British: odour (BrE ‑our)
  • cheque – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.
    British → American: check (different standard word)
  • skilful – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.
    British → American: skillful (AmE double l)
  • gaol – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.
    British → American: jail (different standard spelling)
  • mould – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.
    British → American: mold (BrE keeps ‑ou‑, AmE drops it)
  • pyjamas – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.
    British → American: pajamas (i/y variation)
  • offence – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.
    British → American: offense (BrE ‑ce, AmE ‑se)
  • storey – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.
    British → American: story (building‑specific spelling)
  • instalment – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.
    British → American: installment (AmE uses double l)
  • worshipping – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.
    British → American: worshiping (BrE doubles consonants)
  • centre – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.
    British → American: center (BrE ‑re, AmE ‑er)
  • color – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.
    American → British: colour (AmE ‑or, BrE ‑our)
  • whisky – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.
    British → American: whiskey (variant standard spelling)
  • defense – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.
    American → British: defence (AmE ‑se, BrE ‑ce)
  • kerb – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.
    British → American: curb (lexical spelling difference)
  • favour – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.
    British → American: favor (BrE ‑our)
  • travelling – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.
    British → American: traveling (BrE doubles l)
  • travelled – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.
    British → American: traveled (BrE doubles l)
  • levelled – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.
    British → American: leveled (BrE doubles l)
  • vapour – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.
    British → American: vapor (BrE ‑our)
  • fulfilment – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.
    British → American: fulfillment (BrE single l, AmE double l)
  • metre – Is it British or American? Give the other spelling.
    British → American: meter (BrE ‑re spelling)
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