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American and British English Differences -- Page 5
14. American English uses many compound words spelled as a single word where
British English uses them hyphenated or as two words.
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| proof-reader | proofreader | class work | classwork | non-smoking | nonsmoking | kind-hearted | kindhearted | under-nourish | undernourish | ||||
| tight-lipped | tightlipped | shop-worn | shopworn | ||||||||||
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American and British English Differences -- Page 5
15. American English has some words ending in "ense" such as defense where
British English ends in "ence" and spells them as defence.
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| defence | defense | licence | license | nonsence | nonsense | offence | offense | ||||||
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