American English

Use American English (AE). Do not use British English (BE).

Nouns

Words ending in "or"/"our".

Examples

  • Color (AE)

  • Colour (BE)

  • Flavor (AE)

  • Flavour (BE)

Verbs

Verbs that end in BE with "ize" or "ise" at the end, spell with "ize".

Examples

  • organize (AE)

  • organize/organise (BE)

  • analyze (AE)

  • analyse (BE)

In BE, L is doubled in verbs ending in a vowel plus "l". In AE, the L is not doubled.

Examples

  • modelled (BE)

  • modeled (AE)

  • cancelled (BE)

  • canceled (AE)