[2009-12-23-1]で綴字の英米差に触れたが,今回はもっと豊富に例を挙げ,後に再利用が可能となるようにリストの形でまとめておきたい.以下の対照表は,Davies (84--90) が The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary と The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language のそれぞれから,英米での典型的な綴りをえり抜いたものである.語尾に+マークのあるものは,他方の綴字も比較的低い頻度ではあるが用いられうることを示す.
US | UK |
---|---|
abridgment | abridgement |
accouterment | accoutrement |
acknowledgment | acknowledgement |
adapter + | adaptor |
aging | ageing |
aluminum | aluminium |
ameba | amoeba + |
analyze | analyse |
anesthetic | anaesthetic |
apologize + | apologise |
appall | appal |
appetizer + | appetiser |
arbor | arbour |
ardor | ardour |
armor | armour |
armorer | armourer |
armory | armoury |
artifact | artefact |
authorize + | authorise |
behavior | behaviour |
behoove | behove |
caliper | calliper |
calisthenics | callisthenics |
canceled | cancelled + |
candor | candour |
capitalize + | capitalise |
catalog | catalogue |
center | centre |
chamomile | camomile |
check (bank) | cheque |
checkerboard | chequer-board |
chili | chilli |
civilization + | civilisation |
civilize + | civilise |
clamor | clamour |
clangor | clangour |
clarinetist | clarinettist |
color | colour |
counselor | counsellor |
cozy | cosy |
curb (on a street) | kerb |
czar | tsar |
defense | defence |
demeanor | demeanour |
dependent (noun) | dependant |
dialing | dialling |
diarrhea | diarrhoea |
disk | disc |
distill | distil |
dolor | dolour |
draft | draught |
economize + | economise |
enamor | enamour |
endeavor | endeavour |
enroll | enrol |
enthrall | enthral |
equalize + | equalise |
favor | favour |
favorite | favourite |
favoritism | favouritism |
fervor | fervour |
fiber | fibre |
flavor | flavour |
fulfill | fulfil |
furor | furore |
gage | gauge + |
gemology | gemmology |
gray | grey + |
harbor | harbour |
harmonize + | harmonise |
honor | honour |
honorable | honourable |
humor | humour |
initialize + | initialise |
inquiry + | enquiry |
installment | instalment |
instill | instil |
jail | jail/gaol |
jeweler | jeweller |
jewelry | jewellery |
judgment | judgement |
labor | labour |
license | licence |
liter | litre |
maneuver | manoeuvre |
marvelous | marvellous |
memorize + | memorise |
misdemeanor | misdemeanour |
mobilize + | mobilise |
mold | mould |
molding | moulding |
mom | mum |
mustache | moustache |
naught | nought |
neighbor | neighbour |
neighborhood | neighbourhood |
normalize + | normalise |
odor | odour |
organize + | organise |
pajamas | pyjamas |
paralyze | paralyse |
parlor | parlour |
pasteurize + | pasteurise |
peddler + | pedlar |
percent | per cent |
persnickety | pernickety |
plow | plough |
polarize + | polarise + |
practice (verb) | practise |
pretense | pretence |
program | programme |
pulverize + | pulverise |
rancor | rancour |
realize + | realise |
recognize + | recognise |
rigor | rigour |
rumor | rumour |
savor | savour |
savory | savoury |
skeptic | sceptic |
skillful | skilful |
specter | spectre |
spilled | spilt |
splendor | splendour |
story (of a building) | storey |
succor | succour |
sulfur | sulphur |
symbolize + | symbolise |
sympathize + | sympathise |
theater | theatre + |
tire | tyre |
traveler | traveller |
tumor | tumour |
utilize + | utilise |
valor | valour |
vapor | vapour |
vaporize + | vaporise |
vigor | vigour |
vise (tool) | vice |
willful | wilful |
worshiper | worshipper |
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