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Most en-US to en-GB translation work involves making simple word substitutions. Below is an attempt to create a ''comprehensive'' list of translations. Please use our [https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-l10n-eng mailing list] to discuss any changes that you wish to make before committing them. The information contained in this table may be used as data for an automated translation tool, such as our Greasemonkey script (available on the [wiki:EnglishTranslation front page]). In some cases, the spelling or use of particular words depends on context. The ''Ask?'' column indicates that the user should be questioned prior to the change being made. If it is empty, that word can be substituted without question. Note that merely making word substitutions is not enough to perform a full translation. Grammar, style and punctuation are just as important, and must be dealt with manually. |
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|| acronym || initialism || Y || acronyms are pronunced as words (e.g. NATO); initialisms consist of initial letters pronounced separately (e.g. BBC) || || adapter || adaptor || || || |
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|| agenda || agendum || Y || 'agendum' is the singular form; 'agenda' is the plural || | |
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|| aluminum || aluminium || || || | || aluminum || aluminium || || en_US usage is based on the brand Aluminum, en_GB based on the element || |
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|| anchor || newsreader || Y || someone who reads the news on television/radio || | |
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|| antennas || antennae || || || | |
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|| ass || arse || Y || 'ass' means 'donkey'; 'arse' is vulgar || | || armor || armour || || || || ass || arse || Y || 'ass' means 'donkey'; 'arse' is a vulgar word for the buttocks || |
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|| authorization || authorisation || || || || authorizational || authorisational || || || || authorize || authorise || || || || authorized || authorised || || || || authorizing || authorising || || || |
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|| backward || backwards || Y || use 'backward' only as an adjective || | |
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|| bathroom || toilet || Y || when referring to a WC, not a room with a bath || || beet || beetroot || || || || behavior || behaviour || || || |
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|| bill || note || Y || "a £100 note" || || binder clip || bulldog clip || || || |
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|| brace || curly bracket || Y || || braces || curly brackets || Y || 'braces' could mean a type of orthodontic treatment || |
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|| canned || tinned || Y || || || capitalization || capitalisation || || || || capitalize || capitalise || || || || capitalized || capitalised || || || || capitalizing || capitalising || || || |
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|| cart || trolley || Y || "a shopping trolley" || || case insensitive || case-insensitive || || || || case sensitive || case-sensitive || || || |
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|| categorization || categorisation || || || || categorize || categorise || || || || categorized || categorised || || || || categorizing || categorising || || || || CCW || ACW || Y || CCW as in Counter-clockwise || |
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|| centralization || centralisation || || || || centralize || centralise || || || || centralized || centralised || || || || centralizing || centralising || || || |
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|| check || cheque || Y || a bank cheque || | || check || cheque || Y || "a bank cheque" || |
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|| checked || chequered || Y || a game of chequers, a chequered floor || || checked || ticked || Y || the box is ticked || |
|| checkbox || tickbox || || || || checked || chequered || Y || "a game of chequers", "a chequered floor" || || checked || ticked || Y || "the box is ticked" || |
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|| chips || crisps || Y || || | |
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|| colorkey || colour-key || || || || colorspace || colour-space || || || || congress || parliament || Y || || || congressman || Member of Parliament, MP || Y || || || cookie || biscuit || Y || || |
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|| corn || maize || || || || cornsilk || maize silk || || || |
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|| counterclockwise || anti-clockwise || || || || counter-clockwise || anti-clockwise || || || || coupe || coupé || || || |
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|| counterclockwise || anti-clockwise || || || || coupe || coupé || || || || curb || kerb || || || |
|| curb || kerb || Y || a kerb is the edge of the pavement, to curb is to limit something || || curriculums || curricula || || || || customizable || customisable || || || || customization || customisation || || || |
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|| customized customised || || || | || customized || customised || || || |
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|| dealed || dealt || || || | |
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|| delete || Permanently Delete || Y || make this change if a Delete action will bypass the Deleted Items folder (Trash) || | |
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|| digitization || digitisation || || || || digitize || digitise || || || || digitized || digitised || || || || digitizer || digitiser || || || || digitizing || digitising || || || |
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|| disorientated || disoriented || || || | || disorganized || disorganised || || || || distill || distil || || || || donut || doughnut || || || |
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|| downward || downwards || Y || use 'downward' only as an adjective || || Dr. || Dr || Y || Only use a full stop if the final letter of the abbreviation is not the final letter of the word it is abbreviating. So, "Doctor" = "Dr" but "Drive" = "Dr." || |
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|| eastward || eastwards || Y || use 'eastward' only as an adjective || | |
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|| email || e-mail || || || | || e-mails || e-mail || || || || email || e-mail || || The ''e'' in ''e-mail'' is pronounced as a distinct letter rather than as part of the following word. If it were the latter, the pronunciation would be merged with the following letter, in this case the letter ''m''. The first syllable is pronounced ''ee'', not ''em''.|| |
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|| England || Britain || Y || a common mistake amongst some Americans is to refer to the whole island as "England" || || English || British || Y || a common mistake amongst some Americans is to refer to the whole island as "England" || |
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|| fall || autumn || Y || || || familiarization || familiarisation || || || || familiarize || familiarise || || || || familiarized || familiarised || || || || familiarizing || familiarising || || || |
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|| favorite || favourite || || || | |
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|| fill out || fill in || || || || flashlight || torch || || || |
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|| flavor || favour || || || || flavored || favoured || || || || flavoring || favouring || || || || forever || for ever || Y || In British usage, for ever means for eternity (or a very long time), as in "I have been waiting for you for ever." Forever means continually, always, as in "They are forever arguing." || || forward slash || slash || || || |
|| flavor || flavour || || || || flavored || flavoured || || || || flavoring || flavouring || || || || forever || for ever || Y || In en_GB, 'for ever' means for eternity (or a very long time), as in "I have been waiting for you for ever." 'Forever' means continually, always, as in "They are forever arguing." || || formulas || formulae || || || || forums || fora || || || || forward || forwards || Y || use 'forward' only as an adjective || || forward slash || slash || || redundant: a slash is 'forward' by definition || |
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|| fries || chips || || || | || fries || chips || Y || French fries || |
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|| gas || petrol || Y || a common abbreviation for 'gasoline' is 'gas' || | || garbage || rubbish || || || || gas || petrol || Y || a commonly-used (and imprecise) abbreviation for 'gasoline' is 'gas' || |
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|| globalization || globalisation || || || || globalizational || globalisational || || || || globalize || globalise || || || || globalized || globalised || || || || globalizing || globalising || || || || globaly || globally || || || |
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|| gotten || got || Y || Use 'got' unless using the humorously-intended phrase 'ill-gotten'. || | |
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|| graylist || greylist || || || || graylisted || greylisted || || || || graylisting || greylisting || || || || guerilla || guerrilla || || || |
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|| hanged || hung || Y || || | |
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|| harbored || harboured || || || | |
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|| hemophiliac || haemophiliac || || || | |
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|| homeopathic || homoeopathic || || || | |
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|| infeasible || unfeasible || || || | |
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|| initializational || initialisational || || || | |
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|| initializer || initialiser || || || | |
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|| kiwi || kiwifruit || Y || 'kiwi' is a bird, not a fruit || || kneeled || knelt || || || |
|| inquire || enquire || Y || enquire is to be used for general senses of 'ask', while inquire is reserved for uses meaning 'make a formal investigation'. || || inquiry || enquiry || Y || enquire is to be used for general senses of 'ask', while inquire is reserved for uses meaning 'make a formal investigation'. || || insure || ensure || Y || use 'ensure' unless talking about insurance || || internet || Internet || Y || ''internet'' with a small ''i'' refers to an internetwork, a connection of two or more distinct computer networks. The ''Internet'' with a capital ''I'' is the largest such internetwork. || || internationalization || internationalisation || || || || internationalizational || internationalisational || || || || internationalize || internationalise || || || || internationalized || internationalised || || || || internationalizing || internationalising || || || |
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|| jeweled || jewelled || || || | |
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|| kiwi || kiwifruit || Y || 'kiwi' is a bird, not a fruit || || kneeled || knelt || || || |
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|| last name || surname || || || | |
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|| localization || localisation || || || || localizational || localisational || || || || localize || localise || || || || localized || localised || || || || localizing || localising || || || || mail || post || Y || || || mailbox || letterbox || || || |
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|| mail slot || letterbox || || || | |
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|| micrometer || micrometre || || || | || micrometer || micrometre || Y || micrometre is a measurement, micrometer is a measuring device || |
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|| minimize || minimise || || || || minimized || minimised || || || || minimizing || minimising || || || || misspelled || misspelt || || || |
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|| movie || film || || || || movies || cinema || Y || || || movies || films || Y || || || Mr. || Mr || Y || Only use a full stop if the final letter of the abbreviation is not the final letter of the word it is abbreviating. So, "Mister" = "Mr". || || Mrs. || Mrs || Y || Only use a full stop if the final letter of the abbreviation is not the final letter of the word it is abbreviating. So, "Missus" = "Mrs". || || Ms. || Ms || Y || The title, "Ms", is not an abbreviation. || |
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|| nanometer || namometre || || || | || nanometer || nanometre || || || |
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|| normalization || normalisation || || || || normalize || normalise || || || || normalized || normalised || || || || normalizing || normalising || || || || northward || northwards || Y || use 'northward' only as an adjective || |
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|| onward || onwards || Y || use 'onward' only as an adjective || || optimization || optimisation || || || || optimizational || optimisational || || || || optimize || optimise || || || || optimized || optimised || || || || optimizing || optimising || || || || organization || organisation || || || || organizational || organisational || || || |
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|| paren || bracket || || || | |
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|| parenthesized || bracketed || || || | |
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|| pop || dad || Y || || | |
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|| porch || veranda || Y || a 'porch' is a covered structure in front of the entrance to a building, but not a veranda || | |
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|| pound sign || hash || || || | |
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|| program || programme || Y || || | || prioritization || prioritisation || || || || prioritize || prioritise || || || || prioritized || prioritised || || || || prioritizing || prioritising || || || || program || programme || Y || Contextual: use 'program' in computing contexts, and 'programme' everywhere else (e.g. a computer program, a television programme) || |
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|| pry || prise || Y || To open/lift something. 'Pry' means to ask questions. || | |
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|| randomization || randomisation || || || || randomize || randomise || || || || randomized || randomised || || || || randomizing || randomising || || || |
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|| realization || realisation || || || || realize || realise || || || || realized || realised || || || || realizing || realising || || || || recognizable || recognisable || || || || recognize || recognise || || || || recognized || recognised || || || || recognizing || recognising || || || || reinitialize || reinitialise || || || || reinitialized || reinitialised || || || || reinitializing || reinitialising || || || |
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|| routing || routeing || || || | || route || round || Y || a set of regular visits that you make to a number of places or people, especially in order to deliver products as part of your job || || routing || routeing || Y || Present participle of 'to route'. Don't change if referring to 'rout'. || |
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|| rumor || romour || || || | || rumor || rumour || || || |
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|| sailboat || sailing boat || || || || sanitarium || sanitorium || || || || Santa Claus || Father Christmas || || || |
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|| schedule || timetable || Y || schedule: a list of planned activities or things to be done showing the times or dates when they are intended to happen or be done ; timetable: a list of the times when events are planned to happen, especially the times when buses, trains and planes leave and arrive || || season || series || Y || a set of television or radio broadcasts on the same subject or using the same characters but in different situations || || serialization || serialisation || || || || serializational || serialisational || || || || serialize || serialise || || || || serialized || serialised || || || || serializing || serialising || || || |
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|| signaled || signalling || || || | || signaled || signalled || || || |
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|| soccer || football || || || | |
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|| southward || southwards || Y || use 'southward' only as an adjective || || specialization || specialisation || || || || specializational || specialisational || || || || specialize || specialise || || || || specialized || specialised || || || || specializing || specialising || || || |
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|| spiraled || spiralled || || || || spiraling || spiralling || || || |
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|| St || St. || Y || 'St' = ''''S'''ain'''t'''' and 'St.' = ''''St'''reet' || || St. || St || Y || 'St' = ''''S'''ain'''t'''' and 'St.' = ''''St'''reet' || || standardize || standardise || || || |
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|| summarization || summarisation || || || || summarizational || summarisational || || || || summarize || summarise || || || || summarized || summarised || || || || summarizing || summarising || || || || sweater || jumper || Y || || || symbolization || symbolisation || || || || symbolizational || symbolisational || || || || symbolize || symbolise || || || || symbolized || symbolised || || || || symbolizing || symbolising || || || || synchronization || synchronisation || || || || synchronizational || synchronisational || || || || synchronize || synchronise || || || || synchronized || synchronised || || || || synchronizing || synchronising || || || || synthesize || synthesise || || || || taffy || toffee || || || |
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|| taliban || taleban || || || | || taliban || taleban || || spelling used by the UK press || |
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|| templatization || templatisation || || || || templatizational || templatisational || || || || templatize || templatise || || || || templatized || templatised || || || || templatizing || templatising || || || |
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|| tic-tac-toe || noughts and crosses || || || | |
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|| toward || towards || Y || use 'toward' only as an adjective || | |
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|| trash || wastebasket || || || | || trash || rubbish, Deleted Items, Deleted Items folder || Y || When referring to generic waste, use 'rubbish'. When referring to the place where deleted files go, use 'Deleted Items', or 'Deleted Items folder' (note the capitalisation) if you feel the need to reduce ambiguity. || || truck || lorry || Y || || |
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|| tuxedo || dinner jacket || || || || uncategorized || uncategorised || || || |
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|| unauthorized || unauthorised || || || || uninitialization || uninitialisation || || || || uninitializational || uninitialisational || || || |
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|| unorganized || unorganised || || || || unrecognizable || unrecognisable || || || || unrecognized || unrecognised || || || || upcoming || forthcoming || || || |
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|| upward || upwards || Y || use 'upward' only as an adjective || || useable || usable || || || |
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|| utilized || utilised || || || | |
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|| vacation || holiday || || || | |
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|| vectorization || vectorisation || || || || vectorizational || vectorisational || || || || vectorize || vectorise || || || || vectorized || vectorised || || || || vectorizer || vectoriser || || || || vectorizing || vectorising || || || || virtualization || virtualisation || || || || virtualize || virtualise || || || || virtualized || virtualised || || || || virtualizing || virtualising || || || |
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|| visualization || visualisation || || || || visualize || visualise || || || || visualized || visualised || || || || visualizing || visualising || || || || vs. || vs || Y || abbreviation of versus || || web || Web || Y || Capitalised when referring to the World Wide Web (e.g. a ''Web'' browser). || || westward || westwards || Y || use 'westward' only as an adjective || |
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|| zee || zed || || || | || zee || zed || Y || Phonetic spelling of the 26th letter of the English alphabet. || |
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Most en-US to en-GB translation work involves making simple word substitutions. Below is an attempt to create a comprehensive list of translations. Please use our [https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-l10n-eng mailing list] to discuss any changes that you wish to make before committing them.
The information contained in this table may be used as data for an automated translation tool, such as our Greasemonkey script (available on the [wiki:EnglishTranslation front page]).
In some cases, the spelling or use of particular words depends on context. The Ask? column indicates that the user should be questioned prior to the change being made. If it is empty, that word can be substituted without question.
Note that merely making word substitutions is not enough to perform a full translation. Grammar, style and punctuation are just as important, and must be dealt with manually.
en-US Spelling
English Translation
Ask?
Explanation
acronym
initialism
Y
acronyms are pronunced as words (e.g. NATO); initialisms consist of initial letters pronounced separately (e.g. BBC)
adapter
adaptor
adrenalin
adrenaline
agenda
agendum
Y
'agendum' is the singular form; 'agenda' is the plural
airplane
aeroplane
already
Y
some en-us speakers nonsensically add 'already' to the end of sentences => remove
aluminum
aluminium
en_US usage is based on the brand Aluminum, en_GB based on the element
analog
analogue
analyze
analyse
analyzed
analysed
analyzer
analyser
analyzing
analysing
anchor
newsreader
Y
someone who reads the news on television/radio
anemia
anaemia
anesthesia
anaesthesia
anesthesiologist
anaesthetist
anesthetic
anaesthetic
annex
annexe
Y
verb: 'annex'; noun: 'annexe'
antennas
antennae
anymore
any more
archeology
archaeology
armor
armour
ass
arse
Y
'ass' means 'donkey'; 'arse' is a vulgar word for the buttocks
artifact
artefact
authorization
authorisation
authorizational
authorisational
authorize
authorise
authorized
authorised
authorizing
authorising
automobile
motorcar
ax
axe
backward
backwards
Y
use 'backward' only as an adjective
barnyard
farmyard
basicly
basically
bathroom
toilet
Y
when referring to a WC, not a room with a bath
beet
beetroot
behavior
behaviour
behoove
behove
bill
note
Y
"a £100 note"
binder clip
bulldog clip
bobsled
bobsleigh
boogey
bogey
brace
curly bracket
Y
braces
curly brackets
Y
'braces' could mean a type of orthodontic treatment
braked
broke
broil
grill
buddy
mate
bullhorn
megaphone
burned
burnt
bum
homeless person
Y
'bum' can also mean 'buttocks'
cafe
café
caliber
calibre
canceled
cancelled
canceling
cancelling
candy
sweet
Y
candy bar
chocolate bar
Y
canned
tinned
Y
capitalization
capitalisation
capitalize
capitalise
capitalized
capitalised
capitalizing
capitalising
carburetor
carburettor
cart
trolley
Y
"a shopping trolley"
case insensitive
case-insensitive
case sensitive
case-sensitive
caster
castor
catalog
catalogue
categorization
categorisation
categorize
categorise
categorized
categorised
categorizing
categorising
CCW
ACW
Y
CCW as in Counter-clockwise
chapstick
lip balm
centimeter
centimetre
center
centre
centered
centred
centering
centring
centralization
centralisation
centralize
centralise
centralized
centralised
centralizing
centralising
cesium
caesium
check
cheque
Y
"a bank cheque"
check
tick
Y
tick the box
checkbox
tickbox
checked
chequered
Y
"a game of chequers", "a chequered floor"
checked
ticked
Y
"the box is ticked"
checker
chequer
checkerboard
chequerboard
checkered
chequered
chips
crisps
Y
cipher
cypher
coffee shop
café
color
colour
colored
coloured
colorer
colourer
colorful
colourful
coloring
colouring
colorkey
colour-key
colorspace
colour-space
congress
parliament
Y
congressman
Member of Parliament, MP
Y
cookie
biscuit
Y
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
Y
a kerb is the edge of the pavement, to curb is to limit something
curriculums
curricula
customizable
customisable
customization
customisation
customize
customise
customized
customised
customizing
customising
dealed
dealt
defense
defence
delete
Permanently Delete
Y
make this change if a Delete action will bypass the Deleted Items folder (Trash)
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
Y
If describing a round object (e.g. a CD or DVD), use 'disc'. Otherwise, use 'disk'.
disorganized
disorganised
distill
distil
donut
doughnut
downspout
drainpipe
downward
downwards
Y
use 'downward' only as an adjective
Dr.
Dr
Y
Only use a full stop if the final letter of the abbreviation is not the final letter of the word it is abbreviating. So, "Doctor" = "Dr" but "Drive" = "Dr."
draft
draught
dreamed
dreamt
drugstore
pharmacy
dumpster
skip
eastward
eastwards
Y
use 'eastward' only as an adjective
eggplant
aubergine
e-mails
e-mail
email
e-mail
The e in e-mail is pronounced as a distinct letter rather than as part of the following word. If it were the latter, the pronunciation would be merged with the following letter, in this case the letter m. The first syllable is pronounced ee, not em.
emails
e-mail
encyclopedia
encyclopaedia
endeavor
endeavour
England
Britain
Y
a common mistake amongst some Americans is to refer to the whole island as "England"
English
British
Y
a common mistake amongst some Americans is to refer to the whole island as "England"
enology
oenology
equaled
equalled
equaling
equalling
equalize
equalise
equalized
equalised
equalizer
equaliser
equalizing
equalising
esophagus
oesophagus
esthetics
aesthetics
estrogen
oestrogen
expressway
motorway
fag
homosexual
Y
'fag' means 'cigarette' in en-GB
fall
autumn
Y
familiarization
familiarisation
familiarize
familiarise
familiarized
familiarised
familiarizing
familiarising
fanny
buttocks
Y
'fanny' is a vulgar word
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
Y
In en_GB, 'for ever' means for eternity (or a very long time), as in "I have been waiting for you for ever." 'Forever' means continually, always, as in "They are forever arguing."
formulas
formulae
forums
fora
forward
forwards
Y
use 'forward' only as an adjective
forward slash
slash
redundant: a slash is 'forward' by definition
freeway
motorway
french fries
hot chips
freshman
fresher
fries
chips
Y
French fries
fueled
fuelled
fueling
fuelling
furor
furore
garbage
rubbish
gas
petrol
Y
a commonly-used (and imprecise) abbreviation for 'gasoline' is 'gas'
gasoline
petrol
globalization
globalisation
globalizational
globalisational
globalize
globalise
globalized
globalised
globalizing
globalising
globaly
globally
glycerin
glycerine
gotten
got
Y
Use 'got' unless using the humorously-intended phrase 'ill-gotten'.
gray
grey
graylist
greylist
graylisted
greylisted
graylisting
greylisting
guerilla
guerrilla
gynecology
gynaecology
hanged
hung
Y
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
Y
The lid of the engine compartment of a car.
humor
humour
humored
humoured
humoring
humouring
infeasible
unfeasible
initialization
initialisation
initializational
initialisational
initialize
initialise
initialized
initialised
initializer
initialiser
initializing
initialising
inquire
enquire
Y
enquire is to be used for general senses of 'ask', while inquire is reserved for uses meaning 'make a formal investigation'.
inquiry
enquiry
Y
enquire is to be used for general senses of 'ask', while inquire is reserved for uses meaning 'make a formal investigation'.
insure
ensure
Y
use 'ensure' unless talking about insurance
internet
Internet
Y
internet with a small i refers to an internetwork, a connection of two or more distinct computer networks. The Internet with a capital I is the largest such internetwork.
internationalization
internationalisation
internationalizational
internationalisational
internationalize
internationalise
internationalized
internationalised
internationalizing
internationalising
jail
gaol
jello
jelly
jell-o
jelly
jelly
jam
Y
in en_US, 'jelly' can mean 'jam'
jeweled
jewelled
jeweler
jeweller
jewelery
jewellery
journaling
journalling
judgment
judgement
kilometer
kilometre
kiwi
kiwifruit
Y
'kiwi' is a bird, not a fruit
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
Y
'license' is a verb, 'licence' is a noun
license plate
number plate
licorice
liquorice
lighted
lit
liter
litre
localization
localisation
localizational
localisational
localize
localise
localized
localised
localizing
localising
mail
post
Y
mailbox
letterbox
mailman
postman
mail slot
letterbox
math
maths
medieval
mediaeval
meter
metre
Y
are we referring to the measurement unit or a measuring device?
micrometer
micrometre
Y
micrometre is a measurement, micrometer is a measuring device
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
Y
some en-us speakers erroneously use 'most' to mean 'almost'
movie
film
movies
cinema
Y
movies
films
Y
Mr.
Mr
Y
Only use a full stop if the final letter of the abbreviation is not the final letter of the word it is abbreviating. So, "Mister" = "Mr".
Mrs.
Mrs
Y
Only use a full stop if the final letter of the abbreviation is not the final letter of the word it is abbreviating. So, "Missus" = "Mrs".
Ms.
Ms
Y
The title, "Ms", is not an abbreviation.
mustache
moustache
nanometer
nanometre
neighbor
neighbour
neighboring
neighbouring
neuron
neurone
newsdealer
newsagent
normalcy
normality
normalization
normalisation
normalize
normalise
normalized
normalised
normalizing
normalising
northward
northwards
Y
use 'northward' only as an adjective
offense
offence
off of
off
oftentimes
often
onward
onwards
Y
use 'onward' only as an adjective
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
Y
'pants' are an undergarment
pantyhose
tights
paren
bracket
parentheses
brackets
parenthesis
bracket
parenthesized
bracketed
parking lot
car park
pediatric
paediatric
period
full stop
Y
persnickety
pernickety
picometer
picometre
plow
plough
pop
dad
Y
popsicle
ice lolly
porch
veranda
Y
a 'porch' is a covered structure in front of the entrance to a building, but not a veranda
postpend
suffix
pound sign
hash
practise
practice
Y
'practise' is a verb, 'practice' is a noun
premiere
première
prepend
prefix
prioritization
prioritisation
prioritize
prioritise
prioritized
prioritised
prioritizing
prioritising
program
programme
Y
Contextual: use 'program' in computing contexts, and 'programme' everywhere else (e.g. a computer program, a television programme)
proved
proven
Y
pry
prise
Y
To open/lift something. 'Pry' means to ask questions.
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
Y
common misspelling of résumé => curriculum vitae
résumé
CV
Y
curriculum vitae
route
round
Y
a set of regular visits that you make to a number of places or people, especially in order to deliver products as part of your job
routing
routeing
Y
Present participle of 'to route'. Don't change if referring to 'rout'.
row house
terraced house
rumor
rumour
rumored
rumoured
saber
sabre
sailboat
sailing boat
sanitarium
sanitorium
Santa Claus
Father Christmas
scalawag
scallywag
scepter
sceptre
schedule
timetable
Y
schedule: a list of planned activities or things to be done showing the times or dates when they are intended to happen or be done ; timetable: a list of the times when events are planned to happen, especially the times when buses, trains and planes leave and arrive
season
series
Y
a set of television or radio broadcasts on the same subject or using the same characters but in different situations
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
Y
solitaire
patience
Y
the card game
southward
southwards
Y
use 'southward' only as an adjective
specialization
specialisation
specializational
specialisational
specialize
specialise
specialized
specialised
specializing
specialising
specialty
speciality
spelled
spelt
specter
spectre
spider
spyder
Y
For a two-seat convertible car.
spilled
spilt
spiraled
spiralled
spiraling
spiralling
spoiled
spoilt
St
St.
Y
'St' = 'Saint' and 'St.' = 'Street'
St.
St
Y
'St' = 'Saint' and 'St.' = 'Street'
standardize
standardise
stickshift
gear stick
story
storey
Y
Level of a building.
stories
storeys
Y
Levels of a building.
streetcar
tram
stroller
pram
sulfur
sulphur
sulfurous
sulphurous
summarization
summarisation
summarizational
summarisational
summarize
summarise
summarized
summarised
summarizing
summarising
sweater
jumper
Y
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
spelling used by the UK press
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
Y
Rubber part of a wheel.
totaled
totalled
totaler
totaller
totaling
totalling
toward
towards
Y
use 'toward' only as an adjective
trackless trolley
trolleybus
transportation
transport
trash
rubbish, Deleted Items, Deleted Items folder
Y
When referring to generic waste, use 'rubbish'. When referring to the place where deleted files go, use 'Deleted Items', or 'Deleted Items folder' (note the capitalisation) if you feel the need to reduce ambiguity.
truck
lorry
Y
trunk
boot
Y
The luggage compartment of a car.
turnpike
toll road
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
Y
use 'upward' only as an adjective
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
Y
abbreviation of versus
web
Web
Y
Capitalised when referring to the World Wide Web (e.g. a Web browser).
westward
westwards
Y
use 'westward' only as an adjective
windshield
windscreen
yogurt
yoghurt
zee
zed
Y
Phonetic spelling of the 26th letter of the English alphabet.
ZIP code
postcode
zucchini
courgette
Y
EnglishTranslation/WordSubstitution (last edited 2011-09-17 14:21:02 by ppp59-167-9-160)