British and American spelling

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You might have seen some English words written differently in different contexts. English is spoken all over the world, which explains the existence of many varieties with their own characteristic features – like the differences in spelling found between British and American English.
The u in words like colour, flavour, and neighbour, for example, disappears in American English – where we find color, flavor, and neighbor.
The American spelling tends to be simpler, somehow closer to the way words are pronounced. This can be noticed if we compare British metre, programme, aesthetic, and travelling with American meter, program, esthetic, and traveling.
It’s OK to spell either way, as both varieties are correct. However, it’s usually advisable to show consistency using one or the other in the same piece of writing.

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