Can you name the UK v USA word spelling? by Michaela1029

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UK v USA word spelling Quiz

by Michaela1029

Created Sep 5, 2010 in Language
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	swills13:	Sep 5th, 2010 at 15:39 GMT		6 points
	jack, the quiz is words with different spellings, not different words that refer to the same thing.

	salifou:	Sep 5th, 2010 at 15:47 GMT		4 points
	you can accuse us Brits of many things but 'lisence' is not one of them - although to be fair you did include the correct spelling as an alternative.

	AdamAdamHillHill:	Sep 5th, 2010 at 15:56 GMT		3 points
	We use both "practice" and "practise"; with a C is the noun, with a S is the verb.

	Michaela1029:	Sep 5th, 2010 at 16:39 GMT		-1 points
	thanks for the suggestions. i fixed it a bit. i thought the lisence/licence thing was the same as practice/practise depending on if it was a noun or verb..

	salifou:	Sep 5th, 2010 at 18:15 GMT		6 points
	your're half way right it's license/licence for the verb/noun. never lisence.

	esumid:	Sep 5th, 2010 at 19:55 GMT		2 points
	licence, not lisence.

	JackTorrance:	Sep 6th, 2010 at 17:08 GMT		2 points
	Well hood and bonnet are certainly spelled differently, aren't they? OK I got nothing...

	Michaela1029:	Sep 6th, 2010 at 17:20 GMT		1 point
	maybe check out the other quiz i made usa v uk words. i think that's more what your thinking of jack

	WyvernSabres:	Sep 6th, 2010 at 21:07 GMT		3 points
	Not a great problem but, lest anyone be misled, we (British) use that spelling for 'check' only in the context of 'piece of paper written out as a payment to substitute for cash'. We do not use it in "Could you check these spellings in the dictionary please?"

	Michaela1029:	Sep 6th, 2010 at 21:22 GMT		-1 points
	jeez lousie! you guys are picky haha

	crazydiamond1to9:	Sep 7th, 2010 at 02:17 GMT		-1 points
	Jewellery? WTF, how did that happen?

	dlutz77539:	Sep 11th, 2010 at 03:40 GMT		-1 points
	how about alumnium/aluminium?

	Pit_trout:	Sep 13th, 2010 at 20:58 GMT		1 point
	@Michaele1029: of course we're picky — this is Sporcle! :-P Very nice quiz, though! ...but to carry on being picky, I'm afraid the “check/cheque” clue still isn't right: cheque is “piece of paper you deposit at the bank”, not “piece of paper that says how much your meal cost” (which we would generally call “the bill”, not check/cheque). …oh, and we also use “check” for some of the fabric patterns usually called “plaid” in the US. But that's a whole nother kettle of worms…

	ablackperson:	Sep 18th, 2010 at 05:53 GMT		1 point
	@Pit_trout: I thought you Brits called plaid tartan? Good quiz. I'm kind of surprised that theatre is the least guessed. I thought everyone knew that one...