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At [[Tardis:about|this wiki]], we've taken a community stand to use [[British]] [[English]] in our main article space, and we therefore have a [[Tardis:spelling policy|strict policy]] to support that consensus. However, a lot of our editors are [[American]], which means that they won't think they're making mistakes at all. The help file, [[Help:How can I get my computer to spell check in British English?|How can I get my computer to spell check in British English?]], gives tips on how you can make it easier to spot the mistakes you probably don't even know you're making. | At [[Tardis:about|this wiki]], we've taken a community stand to use [[British]] [[English]] in our main article space, and we therefore have a [[Tardis:spelling policy|strict policy]] to support that consensus. However, a lot of our editors are [[American]], which means that they won't think they're making mistakes at all. The help file, [[Help:How can I get my computer to spell check in British English?|How can I get my computer to spell check in British English?]], gives tips on how you can make it easier to spot the mistakes you probably don't even know you're making. | ||
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! style="background-color:# | ! style="background-color:#8cb82c;border-bottom:1px solid black" width=50%|Correct | ||
! style="background-color:# | ! style="background-color:#e25822;border-bottom:1px solid black" width=50%|Incorrect | ||
|-style="padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid black" | |-style="padding:10px;border-bottom:1px solid black" | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#8cb82c; padding:10px;"|'''materialise'''<br />''dematerialise, rematerialise, materialisation''<br>Oddly, you will find one or two primary sources, mainly [[TVC]] stories, where the [[letterer]] chooses to use the ''-ize'' form. Nevertheless, this is clearly not preferred British usage. | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#e25822; padding:10px;"|materialize | ||
|-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | |-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#8cb82c;padding:10px"|'''realise'''<br />''realisation, realising, realised | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#e25822;padding:10px"|realize | ||
|-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | |-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#8cb82c;padding:10px"|'''recognise'''<br />''recognises, recognised'' | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#e25822;padding:10px"|recognize | ||
|-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | |-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#8cb82c;padding:10px"|'''colonise'''<br />''colonises, colonised, colonising'' | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#e25822;padding:10px"|colonize | ||
|-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | |-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#8cb82c;padding:10px"|'''traveller'''<br /> This is a bit controversial, because ''traveler'' is an acceptable alternate British spelling. However, ''traveller'' is by far the dominant British spelling, so the bot ''will'' correct for it. | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#e25822;padding:10px"|traveler | ||
|-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | |-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#8cb82c;padding:10px"|'''ageing'''<br />''de-ageing'' | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#e25822;padding:10px"|aging | ||
|-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | |-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#8cb82c;padding:10px"|'''synthesise'''<br />''synthesising'' | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#e25822;padding:10px"|synthesize | ||
|-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | |-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#8cb82c;padding:10px"|'''centre'''<br />''centring, centred, self-centred'' | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#e25822;padding:10px"|center | ||
|-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | |-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#8cb82c;padding:10px"|'''labelled'''<br />''labelling'' but the base ''label'' has only one ''l'' | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#e25822;padding:10px"|labeled | ||
|-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | |-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#8cb82c;padding:10px"|'''randomise'''<br />therefore, ''randomiser'' | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#e25822;padding:10px"|randomize | ||
|-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | |-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#8cb82c;padding:10px"|'''criticise'''<br />''criticising, criticised'' | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#e25822;padding:10px"|criticized | ||
|-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | |-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#8cb82c;padding:10px"|'''appal'''<br /> ''appals'' (but ''appalling'' and ''appalled'' are correct) | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#e25822;padding:10px"|appall | ||
|-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | |-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#8cb82c;padding:10px"|'''mobilise'''<br />''mobilising, mobilised, immobilised, immobilising'' | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#e25822;padding:10px"|mobilize | ||
|-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | |-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#8cb82c;padding:10px"|'''humorous'''<br />This one is "overcompensation" — ''humour'', ''humoured'', ''humouring'' are all correct, but the US and UK agree on how to spell ''humorous'' | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#e25822;padding:10px"|humourous | ||
|- | |- | ||
|-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | |-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#8cb82c;padding:10px"|'''organise'''<br />''organisation, organising, organised'' | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#e25822;padding:10px"|organized | ||
|-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | |-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#8cb82c;padding:10px"|'''hypnotise'''<br />''hypnotised, hypnotising'' | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#e25822;padding:10px"|hypnotized | ||
|-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | |-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#8cb82c;padding:10px"|'''cancelled'''<br />''cancelling, cancellation'' | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#e25822;padding:10px"|canceled, canceling, cancelation (though, actually, ''cancellation'' is correct on both sides of the Atlantic) | ||
|-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | |-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#8cb82c;padding:10px"|'''chanelled'''<br />''chanelling'' | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#e25822;padding:10px"|chaneled | ||
|-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | |-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | ||
|-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | |-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#8cb82c;padding:10px"|'''instalment'''<br />This is a tricky one. ''Instalment'' derives from the UK-only way of spelling ''install'', ''instal''. The British tend to use ''install'' as the base for most other forms of the word, just like Americans do. So ''installing'', ''installed'' etc. are seen as correct by at least ''some'' Britons. But ''instalment'' is, for whatever reasons, firmly seen as the absolutely correct British spelling. | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#e25822;padding:10px"|installment | ||
|-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | |-style="border-bottom:1px solid black" | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#8cb82c;padding:10px"|'''fulfil'''<br /> ''fulfils'' (but ''fulfilling'' and ''fulfilled'' are correct) | ||
|style="background-color:# | |style="background-color:#e25822;padding:10px"|fulfill | ||
|} | |} | ||
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