Abbreviations
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UK |
Most abbreviations reflecting titles are followed by a full stop.
Doctor à Dr. Missus à Mrs. Honorable à Hon. Avenue à Ave. |
Abbreviations reflecting titles will only be followed by a full stop if the abbreviation does not end with the last letter of the full title.
Doctor à Dr Missus à Mrs Honourable à Hon. Avenue à Ave. |
Differences in spelling
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UK |
-ize, -yze (bijv. quantize, analyze) |
Voorkeur voor -ise, -yse (bijv. quantise, analyse), maar deze regel is flexibel |
-er (bijv. center, meter, etc.) |
-re (bijv. centre, metre, etc.) |
-or (bijv. honor, color, splendor) |
-our (bijv. honour, colour, splendour) |
-ction (bijv. connection) |
Mag ook: –xion (bijv. connexion) |
Voorkeur voor enkele medeklinkers(bijv. canceled, focuses, appal), met bepaalde uitzonderingen bij woorden waarbij de benadrukte lettergreep op de dubbele medeklinker valt (bijv. willful) |
Dubbele medeklinkers (bijv. focusses, cancelled, appall), met bepaalde uitzonderingen (bijv. wilful) |
Vaak geen -e bij afgeleide woorden (bijv. judge à judgment, live à livable) |
Doorgaans met e bij afgeleide woorden (bijv. judge à judgement, live à liveable) |
-e heeft de voorkeur in plaats van -oe or -ae (bijv. pediatrician, leukemia, etc.) |
-oe and -ae (bijv. paediatrician, leukaemia, etc.) |
Punctuation
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UK |
Dubbele aanhalingstekens (“x”), maar enkele aanhalingstekens in het geval van een citaat in een citaat (bijv. She said, “This model has been called ‘the best.’”) |
Enkele aanhalingstekens (‘x’), maar dubbele aanhalingstekens in het geval van een citaat in een citaat (bijv. She said, ‘This model has been called “the best”’.) |
Leestekens binnen de aanhalingstekens (bijv. “The best there is,” she said. or She said, “the best there is.”) tenzij de leestekens de zin van de schrijver benadrukt in plaats van het citaat (bijv. Did she say, “the best there is”? or “She told them we are “the best there is”!) |
Leestekens buiten de aanhalingstekens plaatsen, tenzij die horen bij het originele citaat quotation (bijv. ‘The best there is’, she said. but She said, ‘the best there is.’; also, Did she say, ‘the best there is’? but She asked, ‘the best there is?’) |
Verbs |
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UK |
analyze |
analyse |
apologize |
apologise |
capitalize |
capitalise |
categorize |
categorise |
characterize |
characterise |
colonize |
colonise |
endeavor |
endeavour |
enroll |
enrol |
fulfill |
fulfil |
globalize |
globalise |
honor |
honour |
hypothesize |
hypothesise |
inquire |
enquire |
install |
instal |
legalize |
legalise |
maneuver |
manoeuvre |
maximize |
maximise |
minimize |
minimise |
mold |
mould |
neutralize |
neutralise |
optimize |
optimise |
paralyze |
paralyse |
plow |
plough |
practice |
practise |
privatize |
privatise |
randomize |
randomise |
realize |
realise |
recognize |
recognise |
canceled | cancelled |
channeled | chanelled |
labeled | labelled |
modeled | modelled |
traveled | travelled |
Nouns |
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UK |
acknowledgment |
acknowledgement |
aluminum |
aluminium |
artifact |
artefact |
behavior |
behaviour |
caliber |
calibre |
center |
centre |
color |
colour |
cooperation |
co-operation |
councilor |
councillor |
counselor |
counsellor |
defense |
defence |
estrogen |
oestrogen |
fetus |
foetus |
fiber |
fibre |
flavor |
flavour |
humor |
humour |
judgment |
judgement |
labor |
labour |
leukemia |
leukaemia |
license |
licence |
liter |
litre |
meter |
metre |
neighbor |
neighbour |
organization |
either organisation or organization |
paleontology |
palaeontology |
program |
programme (but program if computer-related) |
sulfur |
sulphur |
theater |
theatre |
tire |
tyre |
vapor |
vapour |
Adjectives |
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UK |
aging |
ageing |
favorite |
favourite |
gray |
grey |
livable |
liveable |
movable |
moveable |
orthopedic |
orthopaedic |
salable |
saleable |
skeptical |
sceptical |
somber |
sombre |
Irregular verbs
Dream: dreamt vs. dreamed
Learn: learnt vs. learned
Spoil: spoilt vs. spoiled
Smell: smelt vs. smelled
Burn: Burnt vs. burned
Spill: spilt vs. spilled
Lean: leant vs. leaned
Spell: spelt vs. spelled
Voorbeelden van consistent gebruik BrE & AmE
The defense minister first travelled to China in 2013. (US English/UK English)
The defense minister first traveled to China in 2013. (all US English)
The defence minister first travelled to China in 2013. (all UK English)
The organization is headquartered in Osaka, but it usually organizes workshops in Tokyo. (all US English)
The colours of the samples varied greatly, but smallest sample was the most colourful. (all UK English)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHrZfN36v2c