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Old 03-13-2014, 05:43 PM   #13094
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Originally Posted by pdurrant View Post
Aluminium (GB) vs Aluminum (US)
Yes.

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Through (GB) / Thru (US)
I'm not accepting this one; we really don't use "thru".

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Plough (GB) vs Plow (US)
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Aeroplane (GB) vs Airplane (US)
Yes to both.

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Originally Posted by Glorfindel View Post
Ramesses (GB) vs Ramses (US)
Sorry, no proper names.

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Originally Posted by orlok View Post
Manoeuvre (UK) vs Maneuver (US)

Paediatric (UK) vs Pediatric (US)

EDIT: looking at the rules for this one, I don't think the above two apply...
No, too many possibilities once we allow these.

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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967 View Post
How about "maths" (UK) and "math" (US) for the abbreviation of mathematics?
Yes. As with aluminium and aeroplane, I'm allowing spelling variations that also have minor differences in pronunciation.

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Mould/mold
Cheque/check
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Sulphur/sulfur
All good.

pdurrant & Shayne Parkinson, 3 points apiece.
Bilbo, one point

Many more points available.
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