| English Spelling | American Spelling | 
| recognise | recognize (sometimes Eng. too) | 
| behaviour | behavior | 
| recognising | recognizing (sometimes Eng. too) | 
| paralyse | paralyze | 
| generalisations | generalizations (sometimes Eng. too) | 
| labelling | labeling | 
| analyse | analyze | 
| programme | program | 
| hypoglycaemia | hypoglycemia | 
| travelling | traveling | 
| revitalise | revitalize (sometimes Eng. too) | 
| practise (the verb) | 
practice (Am. both verb and noun!) 
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| apologising | apologizing (sometimes Eng. too) | 
| defence | defense | 
| channelled | chanelled | 
| finalised | finalized (sometimes Eng. too) | 
And the words that triggered action in our office:
| English | American | 
| fulfil | fulfill | 
| fulfilling | fulfiling | 
| fulfilment | fulfillment | 
| fulfiller | fulfiler | 
So you can see that we sometimes have two 'l's' in English and one in American and other times, we have one in English and two in American. 
English is a living and dynamic language – and is the standard on the World Wide Web. There are more Americans using the Web than English, more American products available, and more non-English speakers using American products to learn English. So is ye old English being muscled out of the Web?!
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