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• • • Many of the differences between American and British English date back to a time when standards had not yet developed. For instance, some spellings seen as 'American' today were once commonly used in Britain and some spellings seen as 'British' were once commonly used in the United States.

A 'British standard' began to emerge following the 1755 publication of 's, and an 'American standard' started following the work of and in particular his, first published in 1828. Webster's efforts at were somewhat effective in his native country, resulting in certain well-known patterns of spelling differences between the American and British. However, has rarely been adopted otherwise, and so modern varies somewhat between countries and is far from in any country. An 1814 American medical text showing British English spellings that were still in use ('tumours', 'colour', 'centres', etc.). In the early 18th century, was inconsistent. These differences became noticeable after the publishing of influential.

Today's spellings mostly follow Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language (1755), while many spellings follow Webster's An American Dictionary of the English Language ('ADEL', 'Webster's Dictionary', 1828). Webster was a proponent of for reasons both and nationalistic. In A Companion to the American Revolution (2008), John Algeo notes: 'it is often assumed that characteristically American spellings were invented by Noah Webster.

He was very influential in popularizing certain spellings in America, but he did not originate them. Rather [] he chose already existing options such as center, color and check for the simplicity, analogy or etymology'.

's first folios, for example, used spellings like center and color as much as centre and colour. Webster did attempt to introduce some reformed spellings, as did the in the early 20th century, but most were not adopted. In Britain, the influence of those who preferred the (or ) spellings of words proved to be decisive. Later spelling adjustments in the United Kingdom had little effect on today's American spellings and vice versa. For the most part, the spelling systems of most and closely resemble the British system. In, the spelling system can be said to follow both British and American forms, and Canadians are somewhat more tolerant of foreign spellings when compared with other English-speaking nationalities. Has also strayed slightly from British spelling, with some American spellings incorporated as standard.

Is almost identical to British spelling, except in the word fiord (instead of fjord). There is also an increasing use of in words that originated in and an unambiguous preference for -ise endings (see below). Latin-derived spellings (often through Romance) [ ] -our, -or [ ] Most words ending in an unstressed -our in British English (e.g.,,,,,,,,,, ) end in -or in American English (,,,,,,,,, ).

Wherever the vowel is, e.g.,,, and the spelling is consistent everywhere. Most words of this kind came from Latin, where the ending was spelled -or. They were first adopted into English from early, and the ending was spelled -or or -ur. Hercules full movie online 2014. After the, the ending became -our to match the Old French spelling. The -our ending was not only used in new English borrowings, but was also applied to the earlier borrowings that had used -or.