Some cool facts USA vs UK in spelling

Colour / Color. Socialise / Socialize. Specialise / Specialize. Cheque book / Check book.

Pronunciations: Route is "Root" and in US "Rout." Anti is "An tea" and in US "An tie."

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beermeplease · M

i've always wondered why the us would change the spelling of those words and more. none of the other english speaking countries did.

DrWatson · 70-79, M

@beermeplease I would hazard a guess here. Perhaps it's because the US left the Commonwealth (actually, we left the Empire) so early in history. We never had the British education system here (A - levels, whatever those are! lol), and we never had a British presence here after the Revolutionary War.

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Rob04 · 18-21, M

@NativePortlander1970 Don't wanna stir anyting up buh there a word for entitled ones. Kurren? Or karen. Buh Karen is also lady's name.

NativePortlander1970

@Rob04 Karens and Chads