British English vs. American English, spelling differences Options

[JLY]

Dear Friends:
There are many websites devoted to the differences of opinion/spelling of commonly used words on both sides of the Atlantic. I will offer just a smattering for you...in Alpha order not necessarily in order of preference:

American                  British

aluminum                                    aluminium

analog                                       analogue

boro                                          borough

bylaw                                        bye law

center                                       centre

defense                                     defence

donut                                        doughnut

favorite                                      favourite

gage                                          guage

gray                                           grey

hauler                                         haulier

honor                                          honour

license                                        licence

jewelry                                        jewellery

mustache                                    moustache

nite                                            night

omelet                                        omelette

pajamas                                      pyjamas

routing                                        routeing

thru                                            through

traveler                                       traveller

tire                                             tyre

vise                                            vice

Oftentimes, when we crit each other, there are words that may not appear to be correct (spelling-wise that is) but in reality it may be what is commonly used in that person's country.

I am sure we can add many more to this list, but I just tried to share a few.

JLY

[Guest_Don_*]

I find it ironic that dear William, who added something like one hundred fifty new words to the English Language, would be deeply concerned about preserving proper pronunciation. Go figure. I am not so daft as to think this impossible.

Heaven forgive me for failing to quote sources, but I recently learned that not all American spellings are due to ignorant loutishness. A cyclic movement by lexiconographers is to officially simplify the language. One high point took place during the tenure of U.S. President Teddy Roosevelt. A lot of "ae, ouse, yse, ue" were either eliminated or modified to "look more like spoken,"

Major mutations such as "draught" to "draft", "gaol" to "jail", and "barrister" to "attorney" may be due to really fanatic lexicon police. Is it possible that they may be the edifices of ignorant louts after all?

Don