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Favorite or favourite?
I don't know why my spell checker says that favourite is incorrect. Maybe American English spell check?
By the way, favourite is British English.
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Favorite here.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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There are many similar cases. I think the most well known is colo(u)r. There is also flavo(u)r of those I can remember.
Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.
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Humor also.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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Center and Centre too
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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Honor and Honour.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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Labor and Labour.
Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.
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Valor and valour.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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Flavor and flavour too...
Jake is Alice's father, Jake is the ________ of Alice's father?
Why is T called island letter?
think, think, think and don't get up with a solution...
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That one was mentioned, I think.
Rumor and Rumour.
Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.
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Silencer and Muffler
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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Neighbor and neighbour.
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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Administratour and Administrator
'And fun? If maths is fun, then getting a tooth extraction is fun. A viral infection is fun. Rabies shots are fun.'
'God exists because Mathematics is consistent, and the devil exists because we cannot prove it'
I'm not crazy, my mother had me tested.
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Glamor or glamour
In mathematics, you don't understand things. You just get used to them.
If it ain't broke, fix it until it is.
Always satisfy the Prime Directive of getting the right answer above all else.
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I don't think administratour is a valid word.
Here lies the reader who will never open this book. He is forever dead.
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
The knowledge of some things as a function of age is a delta function.
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I don't know too
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By the way, in the Philippines, we use American, but some use British (some books).
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Lift and Elevator.
"Every place is the center of the universe. And every moment is the most important moment. And everything is the meaning of life." ~ Dan Harmon
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Splendour and Splendor.
Aubergine and Eggplant. In India and South Africa, we say Brinjal.
Encyclopaedia and Encyclopedia.
Inverted Comma and Quotation Mark.
Practise(verb) and Practice(verb). Practice(noun) and Practice(noun).
Cauldron and Caldron.
Puma and Cougar. Also Mountain Lion, Cheetah(in India), Panther.
British English(left) and American English(right)
"Every place is the center of the universe. And every moment is the most important moment. And everything is the meaning of life." ~ Dan Harmon
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Chilli and Chili.
"Every place is the center of the universe. And every moment is the most important moment. And everything is the meaning of life." ~ Dan Harmon
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You can also find this comparison of British and American English on:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_British_and_American_English
"Every place is the center of the universe. And every moment is the most important moment. And everything is the meaning of life." ~ Dan Harmon
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Meter and Metre.
Zero and Naught
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