Words that do not come from a Greek

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variance in their preferences. This applies to forms of the wordother than the root word also. Examples • AmE organize, organizing/BrEorganise, organising • AmE colonize, colonization/BrEcolonise, colonisationExceptions •  root or do not use -ze/-se asa suffix are standard in English everywhere: advertise, seize, guise, capsize,franchise, demise, enterprise -Yzevs -yse This one is a bit simpler. In verbs,the British form is -yse while the American form is -yze. The spelling isfollowed in all forms of the verb. Examples • AmE analyze,analyzing/BrEanalyse, analysing • AmE paralyze, paralyzed/BrEparalyse,paralysed -Ervs -re If a word ends in -re rather than -er, it’s the Britishspelling. However, even in British English, many words that end in this sounduse -er. Generally -re is only used for the root

versions of nouns; when this sound is used as a suffix (nicer,bigger) it always gets -er. Consult  Pakistan Mobile Number List a dictionary if you’re unsure. In the US,unless you are quoting the name of a fancy arts venue with an anachronisticspelling, it’s safe to assume -er is correct. Examples • AmE center/BrEcentre •AmE specter/BrEspectre • AmE fiber/BrEfibre Exceptions • Words borrowed as-isfrom another language (such as French) retain their -re spelling in both UK andUS English: genre, double entendre • Words with Germanic roots, such as fire,anger, mother, danger, chapter, monster, member, and disaster, are typicallyconsistent in both regions. • Words

made from the Greek suffix “meter” (for a measuring instrument)are always spelled -er: thermometer, barometer -Se vs -ce While the Britishgenerally prefer the S when it comes to suffixes, for these words, they turn toa C, while Americans use an S. Examples • AmE defense/BrEdefence • AmEoffense/BrE offence • AmE pretense/BrEpretence Exceptions • Derivatives of theabove words typically use the S in both regions: