American and British English Differences -- Page 2

3. Many American words with a Double "l" have a single "l" in British English. Some examples of this are:

British American British American British American British American
wilful willful skilful skillful fulfil fullfil counsellor counselor
labelling labeling libelling libeling dialled dialed travelling traveling

4. The spelling of some American words ending in "er" such as center are spelled with "re" such as "centre."
Some examples of this are:

British American   British American   British American   British American
fibre fiber   centre center   theatre theater   calibre caliber
metre meter   louvre louver   lustre luster   litre liter
sabre saber   meagre meager   sombre somber  

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