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→Differences in spelling between American and British English
Words are usually compounded in American English (ex: counterattack, runoff), whereas in British English they are more likely to be separated by a hyphen (counter-attack, run-off).
Words are usually compounded in American English (ex: counterattack, runoff), whereas in British English they are more likely to be separated by a hyphen (counter-attack, run-off).
===ise/ising and ize/izing===
In British English many words with the suffixes "ize" and "izing" can also be spelled with an "s" in place of the "z". This is largely a development seen from the latter half of the twentieth century to the extent that the use of "z" in many words is often mistaken in Britain and Ireland as an American trait. The Oxford English dictionary prefers the use of z whereas other British dictionaries may vary.
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