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Solon · 02-13-2008, 06:52 PM

I'm submitting an article to a British journal and need to be sure that standard English spellings are observed (except for -ize endings which can stay). I can think of colour, grey, and honour. Any other words I need to look for?

Indy Coug · 02-13-2008, 07:25 PM

aluminium / aluminum

defence / defense

offence / offense

ute4ever · 02-13-2008, 07:32 PM

When ending a sentence in quotes, in England they prefer to have the period come after the quotation mark, not before.

marsupial · 02-13-2008, 07:43 PM

orthopedics is probably not a word in your article, but just in case, those crazy Brits spell it orthopaedics.

Of course, there's also theatre, centre, etc.

marsupial · 02-13-2008, 07:44 PM

I think you can set your spell check to British English so it could do all the work for you.

hyrum · 02-13-2008, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by marsupial

orthopedics is probably not a word in your article, but just in case, those crazy Brits spell it orthopaedics.

You can blame the Greeks for that, so many in the US also spell it that way, including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. In England they call the orthopaedic surgeons orthopods and refer to them as Mr, not Dr.

Can't one set Microsloth Word (or other word processing program) for "British English" and do spell check, etc??

Be careful taking your zimmer and brolly on the lift to the tube.

Solon · 02-13-2008, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by marsupial

I think you can set your spell check to British English so it could do all the work for you.

Quote:

Originally Posted by hyrum

You can blame the Greeks for that, so many in the US also spell it that way, including the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. In England they call the orthopaedic surgeons orthopods and refer to them as Mr, not Dr.

Can't one set Microsloth Word (or other word processing program) for "British English" and do spell check, etc??

Be careful taking your zimmer and brolly on the lift to the tube.

Ah yes . . . change languages. Thanks.

Although I fear it's going to take me hours to get it to apply. I'm a computer moron and Word 2007 is still a bit unfamiliar.

marsupial · 02-13-2008, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Solon

Ah yes . . . change languages. Thanks.

Although I fear it's going to take me hours to get it to apply. I'm a computer moron and Word 2007 is still a bit unfamiliar.

It's really easy, actually. Go to spell check on Word. At the bottom you will see a drop down menu that says dictionary language. Select English (UK).

02-13-2008, 06:52 PM	#1
Solon Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Happy Valley, PA Posts: 1,866	The Queen's English I'm submitting an article to a British journal and need to be sure that standard English spellings are observed (except for -ize endings which can stay). I can think of colour, grey, and honour. Any other words I need to look for? __________________ I hope for nothing. I fear nothing. I am free. - Epitaph of Nikos Kazantzakis (1883-1957)

02-13-2008, 07:25 PM	#2
Indy Coug Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Between Iraq and a hard place Posts: 7,569	aluminium / aluminum defence / defense offence / offense

02-13-2008, 07:32 PM	#3
ute4ever I must not tell lies Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5,103	When ending a sentence in quotes, in England they prefer to have the period come after the quotation mark, not before.

02-13-2008, 07:43 PM	#4
marsupial Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I... Isn't it so fun to spell? Posts: 1,701	orthopedics is probably not a word in your article, but just in case, those crazy Brits spell it orthopaedics. Of course, there's also theatre, centre, etc.

02-13-2008, 07:44 PM	#5
marsupial Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I... Isn't it so fun to spell? Posts: 1,701	I think you can set your spell check to British English so it could do all the work for you.