The slashes normally used to enclose phonemic transcriptions have been omitted from the following table to improve legibility.
Spelling | BrE | AmE |
z | zɛd | ziː |
garage | ˈgæɹɑːʒ | gəˈɹɑ(d)ʒ |
vase | vɑːz | veɪs |
Differences in spelling :
Base Word | American | British |
equal | equaling | equalling |
quarrel | quarreling | quarrelling |
travel | traveling | travelling |
Spelling of verbs
Generally, the rule is that if there is a verb form with -ed, American English will use it, and if
there is a form with -t, BrE uses it.
