Changes between Version 80 and Version 81 of EnglishStyleGuide


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Timestamp:
Aug 16, 2020, 2:44:06 PM (4 years ago)
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Nescio
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slightly reorder spelling table

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  • EnglishStyleGuide

    v80 v81  
    99Use American English spelling.
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     11||='''American'''                     =||='''Oxford'''                       =||='''British'''                      =||
     12||advice (noun)[[br]]advise (verb)     ||advice (noun)[[br]]advise (verb)     ||advice (noun)[[br]]advise (verb)     ||
     13||license (noun and verb)              ||licence (noun)[[br]]license (verb)   ||licence (noun and verb)              ||
     14||practice (noun and verb)             ||practice (noun)[[br]]practise (verb) ||practice (noun)[[br]]practise (verb) ||
    1115||='''American''' =||='''Oxford'''   =||='''British'''  =||
    1216||analyze          ||analyse          ||analyse          ||
    … …  
    1620||center           ||centre           ||centre           ||
    1721||civilization *   ||civilization *   ||civilisation *   ||
    18 ||corn             ||                 ||maize            ||
    19 ||counterclockwise ||                 ||anticlockwise    ||
    2022||curb             ||kerb             ||kerb             ||
    2123||defense          ||defence          ||defence          ||
    … …  
    2729||maneuver         ||manoeuvre        ||manoeuvre        ||
    2830||plow             ||plough           ||plough           ||
     31||traveler         ||traveller        ||traveller        ||
     32||='''American''' =||=               =||='''British'''  =||
     33||corn             ||                 ||maize            ||
     34||counterclockwise ||                 ||anticlockwise    ||
    2935||sidewalk         ||                 ||pavement         ||
    30 ||traveler         ||traveller        ||traveller        ||
    31 ||='''American'''                 =||='''Oxford'''                   =||='''British'''                  =||
    32 ||advice (noun), advise (verb)     ||advice (noun), advise (verb)     ||advice (noun), advise (verb)     ||
    33 ||license (noun and verb)          ||licence (noun), license (verb)   ||licence (noun and verb)          ||
    34 ||practice (noun and verb)         ||practice (noun), practise (verb) ||practice (noun), practise (verb) ||
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    3637 * Oxford spelling is used by many international organizations (e.g. ISO, NATO, UN, WTO, WWF) and some academic publications (notably Oxford University Press and Cambridge University Press, whereas the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge use British spelling).
    … …  
    3839   * Some words always end in -ise in all varieties of English. These are: advertise, advise, apprise, arise, chastise, circumcise, comprise, compromise, demise, despise, devise, disguise, enterprise, excise, exercise, franchise, guise, improvise, incise, merchandise, mortise, premise, reprise, revise, supervise, surmise, surprise, televise, as well as all words ending in -wise.
    3940   * Likewise, there are a number of words that always end in -ize in all varieties of English. These include: assize, baize, capsize, downsize, maize, prize, resize, seize, size.
    40  * Check what you type: e.g. the verbs to ann''ou''nce and to pron''ou''nce are always spelled with ''ou'', whereas the nouns pron''u''nciation and ann''u''nciation are spelled with only ''u''.
     41 * Check what you type: e.g. the verbs to an-, de-, and pron''ou''nce are always spelled with ''ou'', whereas the nouns an-, de-, and pron''u''nciation are spelled with only ''u''.
    4142 * If unsure about the correct spelling, consult a dictionary, e.g. https://www.lexico.com/
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