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■ #244. 綴字の英米差のリスト [ame_bre][spelling]

　[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

　・Davies, Christopher. Divided by a Common Language: A Guide to British and American English. Mayflower, 1997. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2007.

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