In the process of creating the Kelvin dictionary I come across words which I find interesting which you may find interesting. The following is a short list of some of the words which are spelt differently in America and Australia.
The first word is the American spelling and the second word is the Australian spelling.
skeptical, sceptical
color, colour
traveled, travelled
mold, mould
chiseled, chiselled
gray, grey
mustache, moustache
pretense, pretence
pajamas, pyjamas
checkered, chequered
math, maths
plowed, ploughed
tidbit, titbit
whiskey, whisky
skillful, skilful
Whilst some dictionaries list color as now equal to colour in Australia, usage shows colour is still preferred by most Australians.
If you want to check if you're using the preferred Australian spelling of a word, you can now do this using Word Check. You can find Word Check on the dictionary project page www.dictionary.JustLocal.com.au.
By the way the words whiskey and whisky are particularly interesting. When talking about whisky it is Scottish whisky, American whiskey and Irish whiskey. The preferred spelling in Australia is whisky.
Enjoy,
Kelvin Eldridge
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