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Nanaimo English Tutor, AJ Mittendorf.
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   CANADIAN VS. U. S. SPELLING

For the most part, Canadian and American spellings and pronunciations are unfortunately merging--that is to say, becoming more and more American. The reasons for this change are largely these: television, movies and Canadian text books published in the U. S. While I'll not deal with pronunciation here, I have collected enough examples of the different spellings for you to be able to generalize which country does what. Then I suggest that, rather than worrying about who spells what how, just try to be as consistent as you're able with one style or the other.

Canadian
Acknowledgement Advertise
Analogue
Arbour
Armour
Axe

Back Bacon
Barrelling
Behaviour
Bureaux

Calibre
Cancelled
Candour
Catalogue
Cauldron
Centre / Center
Centimetre
Cheque (book)
Clamour
Colour
Comprise
Counselled
Counselling

Demeanour

Enamour
Endeavour
Enrol
Epilogue
Equalled
Equalling

Favour
Fibre
Flavour
Fontanelle
Fuelled
Fuelling
Funnelled
Funnelling

Glamour
Grey / Gray
Gruelling

Harbour
Honour
Humour

Jewelled
Jeweller
Jewellery

Kilometre

American
Acknowledgment
Advertize
Analog
Arbor
Armor
Ax

Canadian Bacon
Barreling
Behavior
Bureaus

Caliber
Canceled
Candor
Catalog
Caldron
Center
Centimeter
Check (book)
Clamor
Color
Comprize
Counseled
Counseling

Demeanor

Enamor
Endeavor
Enroll
Epilog
Equaled
Equalling

Favor
Fiber
Flavor
Fontanel
Fueled
Fueling
Funneled
Funneling

Glamor
Gray
Grueling

Harbor
Honor
Humor

Jeweled
Jeweler
Jewelry

Kilometer

Canadian
Labelled
Labelling
Labour
Levelled
Levelling
Licence (noun)
Litre
Lustre

Manoeuvre
Marvelled
Marvelling
Marvellous
Meagre
Metre
Mitre
Modelled
Modelling
Monologue
Mould
Moustache

Neighbour

Odour
Offence

Pannelled
Pannelling
Parlour
Pommelled
Pommelling
Pretence
Programme
Pyjama

Racquet
Rancour
Rigour

Saviour
Sceptre
Shrivelled
Shrivelling
Smoulder
Sombre
Splendour
Succour

Theatre
Totalled
Totalling
Travelled
Traveller
Travelling
Tunnelled
Tunneller
Tunnelling

Valour
Vapour
Vigour
Voyageur

Woollen

American
Labeled
Labeling
Labor
Leveled
Leveling
License (noun)
Liter
Luster

Maneuver
Marveled
Marveling
Marvelous
Meager
Meter
Miter
Mideled
Modeling
Monolog
Mold
Mustache

Neighbor

Odor
Offense

Paneled
Paneling
Parlor
Pommeled
Pommeling
Pretense
Program
Pajama

Racket
Rancor
Rigor

Savior
Scepter
Schriveled
Schriveling
Smolder
Somber
Splendor
Succor

Theater
Totaled
Totaling
Traveled
Traveler
Traveling
Tunneled
Tunneler
Tunneling

Valor
Vapor
Vigor
Voyager

Woolen

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