Inspirational quotes, got a favorite? : AskReddit. How To Use An Apostrophe. American and British English spelling differences. One of the ways in which American English and British English differ is in spelling. Historical origins[edit] Extract from the Orthography section of the first edition (1828) of Webster's ADEL, the root of many American vs.
British English differences: -re, -er (6); -our, -or (7); Dropped e (8); -or vs. -er (10); -ce, -se (11); doubling consonants with suffix (15)