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Below is a list of the most commonly used strings between en_US and en_AU. This is kept to reflect what strings have been checked for.

• en-US Spelling	English (AU) Translation	Checked	Who By?	When?
  acronym	initialism
  adapter	adaptor
  adrenalin	adrenaline
  agenda	agendum
  airplane	aeroplane
  already
  aluminum	aluminium
  analog	analogue
  analyze	analyse
  analyzed	analysed
  analyzer	analyser
  analyzing	analysing
  anchor	newsreader
  anemia	anaemia
  anesthesia	anaesthesia
  anesthesiologist	anaesthetist
  anesthetic	anaesthetic
  annex	annexe
  antennas	antennae
  antialiased	anti-aliased
  antialiasing	anti-aliasing
  anymore	any more
  appall	appal
  archeology	archaeology
  armor	armour
  ass	arse
  artifact	artefact
  authorization	authorisation
  authorizational	authorisational
  authorize	authorise
  authorized	authorised
  authorizing	authorising
  automobile	motorcar
  ax	axe
  backward	backwards
  balk	baulk
  barnyard	farmyard
  basicly	basically
  bathroom	toilet
  beet	beetroot
  behavior	behaviour
  behoove	behove
  bill	note
  binder clip	bulldog clip
  bobsled	bobsleigh
  boogey	bogey
  brace	curly bracket
  braces	curly brackets
  braked	broke
  broil	grill
  buddy	mate
  bullhorn	megaphone
  burned	burnt
  bum	tramp
  cafe	café
  caliber	calibre
  canceled	cancelled
  canceling	cancelling
  candy	sweet
  candy bar	chocolate bar
  canned	tinned
  capitalization	capitalisation
  capitalize	capitalise
  capitalized	capitalised
  capitalizing	capitalising
  carburetor	carburettor
  cart	trolley
  case insensitive	case-insensitive
  case sensitive	case-sensitive
  caster	castor
  catalog	catalogue
  categorization	categorisation
  categorize	categorise
  categorized	categorised
  categorizing	categorising
  CCW	ACW
  chapstick	lip balm
  centimeter	centimetre
  center	centre
  centered	centred
  centering	centring
  centralization	centralisation
  centralize	centralise
  centralized	centralised
  centralizing	centralising
  cesium	caesium
  check	cheque
  check	tick
  checkbox	tickbox
  checked	chequered
  checked	ticked
  checker	chequer
  checkerboard	chequerboard
  checkered	chequered
  chips	crisps
  cipher	cypher
  coffee shop	café
  cold	neutral
  color	colour
  colored	coloured
  colorer	colourer
  colorful	colourful
  coloring	colouring
  colorkey	colour-key
  colorspace	colour-space
  congress	parliament
  congressman	Member of Parliament, MP
  cookie	biscuit
  cooperate	co-operate
  coordinate	co-ordinate
  corn	maize
  cornsilk	maize silk
  cotton candy	candy floss
  counterclockwise	anti-clockwise
  counter-clockwise	anti-clockwise
  coupe	coupé
  coveralls	overalls
  cozy	cosy
  curb	kerb
  curriculums	curricula
  customizable	customisable
  customization	customisation
  customize	customise
  customized	customised
  customizing	customising
  dealed	dealt
  defense	defence
  delete	Permanently Delete
  dialed	dialled
  dialer	dialler
  dialing	dialling
  dialog	dialogue
  diaper	nappy
  diarrhea	diarrhoea
  digitization	digitisation
  digitize	digitise
  digitized	digitised
  digitizer	digitiser
  digitizing	digitising
  dishrag	dish cloth
  dishtowel	tea towel
  disk	disc
  disorganized	disorganised
  distill	distil
  donut	doughnut
  downspout	drainpipe
  downward	downwards
  Dr.	Dr
  draft	draught
  dreamed	dreamt
  drugstore	pharmacy
  dumpster	skip
  eastward	eastwards
  eggplant	aubergine
  e-mails	e-mail
  email	email
  emails	email
  encyclopedia	encyclopaedia
  endeavor	endeavour
  England	Britain
  English	British
  English	Imperial
  enology	oenology
  equaled	equalled
  equaling	equalling
  equalize	equalise
  equalized	equalised
  equalizer	equaliser
  equalizing	equalising
  esophagus	oesophagus
  esthetics	aesthetics
  estrogen	oestrogen
  expressway	motorway
  fag	homosexual
  fall	autumn
  familiarization	familiarisation
  familiarize	familiarise
  familiarized	familiarised
  familiarizing	familiarising
  fanny	buttocks
  fanny pack	bum bag
  faucet	tap
  favor	favour
  favored	favoured
  favoring	favouring
  favorite	favourite
  fetus	foetus
  fiber	fibre
  filet	fillet
  fill out	fill in
  flashlight	torch
  flatware	cutlery
  flavor	flavour
  flavored	flavoured
  flavoring	flavouring
  forever	for ever
  formulas	formulae
  forums	fora
  forward	forwards
  forward slash	slash
  fourth	quarter
  freeway	motorway
  french fries	hot chips
  freshman	fresher
  fries	chips
  fueled	fuelled
  fueling	fuelling
  furor	furore
  garbage	rubbish
  gas	petrol
  gasoline	petrol
  globalization	globalisation
  globalizational	globalisational
  globalize	globalise
  globalized	globalised
  globalizing	globalising
  globaly	globally
  glycerin	glycerine
  goiter	goitre
  gotten	got
  gray	grey
  graylist	greylist
  graylisted	greylisted
  graylisting	greylisting
  ground	earth
  grounded	earthed
  grounding	earthing
  guerilla	guerrilla
  gynecology	gynaecology
  hanged	hung
  harbor	harbour
  harbored	harboured
  harboring	harbouring
  hemophilia	haemophilia
  hemophiliac	haemophiliac
  hauler	haulier
  hobo	homeless person
  homeopathic	homoeopathic
  homeopathy	homoeopathy
  honor	honour
  honored	honoured
  honoring	honouring
  hood	bonnet
  hot	live, active
  humor	humour
  humored	humoured
  humoring	humouring
  infeasible	unfeasible
  initialization	initialisation
  initializational	initialisational
  initialize	initialise
  initialized	initialised
  initializer	initialiser
  initializing	initialising
  inquire	enquire
  inquiry	enquiry
  insure	ensure
  internet	Internet
  internationalization	internationalisation
  internationalizational	internationalisational
  internationalize	internationalise
  internationalized	internationalised
  internationalizing	internationalising
  jail	gaol
  jello	jelly
  jell-o	jelly
  jelly	jam
  jeweled	jewelled
  jeweler	jeweller
  jewelery	jewellery
  journaling	journalling
  judgment	judgement
  kilometer	kilometre
  kiwi	kiwifruit
  kneeled	knelt
  labeled	labelled
  labeler	labeller
  labeling	labelling
  labor	labour
  labored	laboured
  laboring	labouring
  ladybug	ladybird
  last name	surname
  leaned	leant
  leaped	lept
  learned	learnt
  leukemia	leukaemia
  license	licence
  license plate	number plate
  licorice	liquorice
  lighted	lit
  line	mains
  liter	litre
  localization	localisation
  localizational	localisational
  localize	localise
  localized	localised
  localizing	localising
  mail	post
  mailbox	letterbox
  mailman	postman
  mail slot	letterbox
  math	maths
  medieval	mediaeval
  meter	metre
  micrometer	micrometre
  milliliter	millilitre
  millimeter	millimetre
  minimize	minimise
  minimized	minimised
  minimizing	minimising
  misspelled	misspelt
  modeled	modelled
  modeler	modeller
  modeling	modelling
  mold	mould
  molt	moult
  mom	mum
  momma	mumma
  mommy	mummy
  mom-and-pop	mum-and-dad
  most	almost
  movie	film
  movies	cinema
  movies	films
  Mr.	Mr
  Mrs.	Mrs
  Ms.	Ms
  mustache	moustache
  nanometer	nanometre
  neighbor	neighbour
  neighboring	neighbouring
  neuron	neurone
  newsdealer	newsagent
  normalcy	normality
  normalization	normalisation
  normalize	normalise
  normalized	normalised
  normalizing	normalising
  northward	northwards
  offense	offence
  off of	off
  oftentimes	often
  onward	onwards
  optimization	optimisation
  optimizational	optimisational
  optimize	optimise
  optimized	optimised
  optimizing	optimising
  organization	organisation
  organizational	organisational
  organize	organise
  organized	organised
  organizer	organiser
  organizing	organising
  ornery	irritable
  orthopedic	orthopaedic
  ouster	ousting
  pacifier	dummy
  pajamas	pyjamas
  paneled	panelled
  paneling	panelling
  pants	trousers
  pantyhose	tights
  paren	bracket
  parentheses	brackets
  parenthesis	bracket
  parenthesized	bracketed
  parking lot	car park
  pediatric	paediatric
  period	full stop
  persnickety	pernickety
  picometer	picometre
  plow	plough
  pop	dad
  popsicle	ice lolly
  porch	veranda
  postpend	suffix
  pound sign	hash
  power cord	flex/mains lead, mains wire/wiring (source)
  practice	practise
  premiere	première
  prepend	prefix
  prioritization	prioritisation
  prioritize	prioritise
  prioritized	prioritised
  prioritizing	prioritising
  program	programme
  prong	pin
  proved	proven
  pry	prise
  quint	quin
  railroad	railway
  randomization	randomisation
  randomize	randomise
  randomized	randomised
  randomizing	randomising
  rappel	abseil
  realator	real estate agent
  realization	realisation
  realize	realise
  realized	realised
  realizing	realising
  recognizable	recognisable
  recognize	recognise
  recognized	recognised
  recognizing	recognising
  reinitialize	reinitialise
  reinitialized	reinitialised
  reinitializing	reinitialising
  resume	CV
  résumé	CV
  route	round
  row house	terraced house
  rumor	rumour
  rumored	rumoured
  saber	sabre
  sailboat	sailing boat
  sanitarium	sanatorium
  Santa Claus	Father Christmas
  scalawag	scallywag
  scepter	sceptre
  schedule	timetable
  season	series
  serialization	serialisation
  serializational	serialisational
  serialize	serialise
  serialized	serialised
  serializing	serialising
  shivaree	charivari
  sidewalk	pavement
  signaled	signalled
  signaling	signalling
  simultanous	simultaneous
  skeptic	sceptic
  skeptical	sceptical
  skepticism	scepticism
  sled	sleigh
  sneakers	trainers
  snicker	snigger
  soapbox	podium
  soccer	football
  soda	soft drink
  solitaire	patience
  southward	southwards
  specialization	specialisation
  specializational	specialisational
  specialize	specialise
  specialized	specialised
  specializing	specialising
  specialty	speciality
  specter	spectre
  spelled	spelt
  spider	spyder
  spilled	spilt
  spiraled	spiralled
  spiraling	spiralling
  spoiled	spoilt
  St	St.
  St.	St
  standardize	standardise
  stickshift	gear stick
  story	storey
  stories	storeys
  streetcar	tram
  stroller	pram
  sulfur	sulphur
  sulfurous	sulphurous
  summarization	summarisation
  summarizational	summarisational
  summarize	summarise
  summarized	summarised
  summarizing	summarising
  sweater	jumper
  symbolization	symbolisation
  symbolizational	symbolisational
  symbolize	symbolise
  symbolized	symbolised
  symbolizing	symbolising
  synchronization	synchronisation
  synchronizational	synchronisational
  synchronize	synchronise
  synchronized	synchronised
  synchronizing	synchronising
  synthesize	synthesise
  taffy	toffee
  tailpipe	exhaust pipe
  taliban	taleban
  teleprompter	autocue
  templatization	templatisation
  templatizational	templatisational
  templatize	templatise
  templatized	templatised
  templatizing	templatising
  theater	theatre
  thumbtack	drawing pin
  tic-tac-toe	noughts and crosses
  tidbit	titbit
  tire	tyre
  totaled	totalled
  totaler	totaller
  totaling	totalling
  toward	towards
  trackless trolley	trolleybus
  transportation	transport
  trapezium	trapezoid
  trapezoid	trapezium
  trash	rubbish, Rubbish Bin
  truck	lorry
  trunk	boot
  turnpike	toll road
  turtleneck	polo neck
  tuxedo	dinner jacket
  uncategorized	uncategorised
  undershirt	singlet
  unauthorized	unauthorised
  uninitialization	uninitialisation
  uninitializational	uninitialisational
  uninitialize	uninitialise
  uninitialized	uninitialised
  uninitializing	uninitialising
  unorganized	unorganised
  unrecognizable	unrecognisable
  unrecognized	unrecognised
  upcoming	forthcoming
  upscale	upmarket
  upward	upwards
  useable	usable
  utilization	utilisation
  utilize	utilise
  utilized	utilised
  utilizing	utilising
  vacation	holiday
  vacationer	holidaymaker
  vapor	vapour
  vectorization	vectorisation
  vectorizational	vectorisational
  vectorize	vectorise
  vectorized	vectorised
  vectorizer	vectoriser
  vectorizing	vectorising
  virtualization	virtualisation
  virtualize	virtualise
  virtualized	virtualised
  virtualizing	virtualising
  vise	vice
  visualization	visualisation
  visualize	visualise
  visualized	visualised
  visualizing	visualising
  vs.	vs
  web	Web
  westward	westwards
  windshield	windscreen
  yogurt	yoghurt
  zee	zed
  ZIP code	postcode
  zucchini	courgette