American Spellcheck by Tej Kohli

It’s not just the American pronunciation, but spellings too that will drive you bonkers:

Tej Kohli picks out some common spelling differences :

In usual Parlance                                           In America

centre, metre…                                center, meter…
cheque                                               check
colour, flavour…                               color, flavor…
grey                                                   gray
dialogue                                            dialog
judgement                                        judgment
maths                                                math
plough                                               plow
storey                                               story (of a building)
aluminium                                        aluminum
traveller                                           traveler

Complied by Tej Kohli

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