Most en-US to en-GB translation work involves making simple word substitutions. Below is an attempt to create a ''comprehensive'' list of translations. Please use our [[https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-l10n-eng|mailing list]] to discuss any changes that you wish to make before committing them. The information contained in this table may be used as data for an automated translation tool, such as our Greasemonkey script (available on the [[EnglishTranslation|front page]]). In some cases, the spelling or use of particular words depends on context. The ''Ask?'' column indicates that the user should be questioned prior to the change being made. If it is empty, that word can be substituted without question. Note that merely making word substitutions is not enough to perform a full translation. Grammar, style and punctuation are just as important, and must be dealt with manually. || '''en-US Spelling''' || '''English Translation''' || '''Ask?''' || '''Explanation''' || || acronym || initialism || Y || acronyms are pronounced as words (e.g. NATO); initialisms consist of initial letters pronounced separately (e.g. BBC) || || adapter || adaptor || || || || adrenalin || adrenaline || || || || agenda || agendum || Y || 'agendum' is the singular form; 'agenda' is the plural || || airplane || aeroplane || || || || already || || Y || some en-us speakers nonsensically add 'already' to the end of sentences => remove || || aluminum || aluminium || || en_US usage is based on the brand Aluminum, en_GB based on the element || || analog || analogue || || || || analyze || analyse || || || || analyzed || analysed || || || || analyzer || analyser || || || || analyzing || analysing || || || || anchor || newsreader || Y || someone who reads the news on television/radio || || anemia || anaemia || || || || anesthesia || anaesthesia || || || || anesthesiologist || anaesthetist || || || || anesthetic || anaesthetic || || || || annex || annexe || Y || verb: 'annex'; noun: 'annexe' || || antennas || antennae || || || || antialiased || anti-aliased || || || || antialiasing || anti-aliasing || || || || anymore || any more || || || || appall || appal || || || || archeology || archaeology || || || || armor || armour || || || || ass || arse || Y || 'ass' means 'donkey'; 'arse' is a vulgar word for the buttocks || || artifact || artefact || || || || authorization || authorisation || || || || authorizational || authorisational || || || || authorize || authorise || || || || authorized || authorised || || || || authorizing || authorising || || || || automobile || motorcar || || || || ax || axe || || || || backward || backwards || Y || use 'backward' only as an adjective || || balk || baulk || || || || barnyard || farmyard || || || || basicly || basically || || || || bathroom || toilet || Y || when referring to a WC, not a room with a bath || || beet || beetroot || || || || behavior || behaviour || || || || behoove || behove || || || || bill || note || Y || "a £100 note" || || binder clip || bulldog clip || || || || bobsled || bobsleigh || || || || boogey || bogey || || || || brace || curly bracket || Y || || braces || curly brackets || Y || 'braces' could mean a type of orthodontic treatment || || braked || broke || || || || broil || grill || || || || buddy || mate || || || || bullhorn || megaphone || || || || burned || burnt || || || || bum || tramp || Y || 'bum' can also mean 'buttocks' || || cafe || café || || || || caliber || calibre || || || || canceled || cancelled || || || || canceling || cancelling || || || || candy || sweet || Y || || || candy bar || chocolate bar || Y || || || canned || tinned || Y || || || capitalization || capitalisation || || || || capitalize || capitalise || || || || capitalized || capitalised || || || || capitalizing || capitalising || || || || carburetor || carburettor || || || || cart || trolley || Y || "a shopping trolley" || || case insensitive || case-insensitive || || || || case sensitive || case-sensitive || || || || caster || castor || || || || catalog || catalogue || || || || categorization || categorisation || || || || categorize || categorise || || || || categorized || categorised || || || || categorizing || categorising || || || || CCW || ACW || Y || CCW as in Counter-clockwise || || chapstick || lip balm || || || || centimeter || centimetre || || || || center || centre || || || || centered || centred || || || || centering || centring || || || || centralization || centralisation || || || || centralize || centralise || || || || centralized || centralised || || || || centralizing || centralising || || || || cesium || caesium || || || || check || cheque || Y || "a bank cheque" || || check || tick || Y || tick the box || || checkbox || tickbox || || || || checked || chequered || Y || "a game of chequers", "a chequered floor" || || checked || ticked || Y || "the box is ticked" || || checker || chequer || || || || checkerboard || chequerboard || || || || checkered || chequered || || || || chips || crisps || Y || || || cipher || cypher || || || || coffee shop || café || || || || cold || neutral || Y || the connection in an electrical circuit that returns current to the source ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_plug#Terminology|source]]) || || color || colour || || || || colored || coloured || || || || colorer || colourer || || || || colorful || colourful || || || || coloring || colouring || || || || colorkey || colour-key || || || || colorspace || colour-space || || || || congress || parliament || Y || || || congressman || Member of Parliament, MP || Y || || || cookie || biscuit || Y || could refer to a web/internet cookie || || cooperate || co-operate || || || || coordinate || co-ordinate || || || || corn || maize || || || || cornsilk || maize silk || || || || cotton candy || candy floss || || || || counterclockwise || anti-clockwise || || || || counter-clockwise || anti-clockwise || || || || coupe || coupé || || || || coveralls || overalls || || || || cozy || cosy || || || || curb || kerb || Y || a kerb is the edge of the pavement, to curb is to limit something || || curriculums || curricula || || || || customizable || customisable || || || || customization || customisation || || || || customize || customise || || || || customized || customised || || || || customizing || customising || || || || dealed || dealt || || || || defense || defence || || || || delete || Permanently Delete || Y || make this change if a Delete action will bypass the Rubbish Bin (Trash) || || dialed || dialled || || || || dialer || dialler || || || || dialing || dialling || || || || dialog || dialogue || || || || diaper || nappy || || || || diarrhea || diarrhoea || || || || digitization || digitisation || || || || digitize || digitise || || || || digitized || digitised || || || || digitizer || digitiser || || || || digitizing || digitising || || || || dishrag || dish cloth || || || || dishtowel || tea towel || || || || disk || disc || Y || If describing a round object (e.g. a CD or DVD), use 'disc'. Otherwise, use 'disk'. || || disorganized || disorganised || || || || distill || distil || || || || donut || doughnut || || || || downspout || drainpipe || || || || downward || downwards || Y || use 'downward' only as an adjective || || Dr. || Dr || Y || Only use a full stop if the final letter of the abbreviation is not the final letter of the word it is abbreviating. So, 'Doctor' = 'Dr' but 'Drive' = 'Dr.' || || draft || draught || || || || dreamed || dreamt || || || || drugstore || pharmacy || || || || dumpster || skip || || || || eastward || eastwards || Y || use 'eastward' only as an adjective || || eggplant || aubergine || || || || e-mails || e-mail || || || || email || e-mail || || The ''e'' in ''e-mail'' is pronounced as a distinct letter rather than as part of the following word. If it were the latter, the pronunciation would be merged with the following letter, in this case the letter ''m''. The first syllable is pronounced ''ee'', not ''em''.|| || emails || e-mail || || || || encyclopedia || encyclopaedia || || || || endeavor || endeavour || || || || England || Britain || Y || a common mistake amongst some Americans is to refer to the whole island as 'England' || || English || British || Y || a common mistake amongst some Americans is to refer to the whole island as 'England' || || English || Imperial || Y || Americans often refer to imperial system of measurements as 'English' || || enology || oenology || || || || equaled || equalled || || || || equaling || equalling || || || || equalize || equalise || || || || equalized || equalised || || || || equalizer || equaliser || || || || equalizing || equalising || || || || esophagus || oesophagus || || || || esthetics || aesthetics || || || || estrogen || oestrogen || || || || expressway || motorway || || || || fag || homosexual || Y || 'fag' means 'cigarette' in en-GB || || fall || autumn || Y || || || familiarization || familiarisation || || || || familiarize || familiarise || || || || familiarized || familiarised || || || || familiarizing || familiarising || || || || fanny || buttocks || Y || 'fanny' is a vulgar word || || fanny pack || bum bag || || || || faucet || tap || || || || favor || favour || || || || favored || favoured || || || || favoring || favouring || || || || favorite || favourite || || || || fetus || foetus || || || || fiber || fibre || || || || filet || fillet || || || || fill out || fill in || || || || flashlight || torch || || || || flatware || cutlery || || || || flavor || flavour || || || || flavored || flavoured || || || || flavoring || flavouring || || || || forever || for ever || Y || In en_GB, 'for ever' means for eternity (or a very long time), as in "I have been waiting for you for ever." 'Forever' means continually, always, as in "They are forever arguing." || || formulas || formulae || || || || forums || fora || || || || forward || forwards || Y || use 'forward' only as an adjective || || forward slash || slash || || redundant: a slash is 'forward' by definition || || fourth || quarter || || fourths are quarters || || freeway || motorway || || || || french fries || hot chips || || || || freshman || fresher || || || || fries || chips || Y || French fries || || fueled || fuelled || || || || fueling || fuelling || || || || furor || furore || || || || garbage || rubbish || || || || gas || petrol || Y || a commonly-used (and imprecise) abbreviation for 'gasoline' is 'gas' || || gasoline || petrol || || || || globalization || globalisation || || || || globalizational || globalisational || || || || globalize || globalise || || || || globalized || globalised || || || || globalizing || globalising || || || || globaly || globally || || || || glycerin || glycerine || || || || goiter || goitre || || || || gotten || got || Y || Use 'got' unless using the humorously-intended phrase 'ill-gotten'. || || gray || grey || || || || graylist || greylist || || || || graylisted || greylisted || || || || graylisting || greylisting || || || || ground || earth || Y || The term 'ground' and 'grounding' are used in US electrical engineering to represent electrical equipment that is securely bonded to the ground (i.e. that on which we stand) for safety reasons. In the UK the equivalent terms are 'earth' and 'earthing'. ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_(electricity)#US_vs._UK_usage|source]]) || || grounded || earthed || Y || The term 'ground' and 'grounding' are used in US electrical engineering to represent electrical equipment that is securely bonded to the ground (i.e. that on which we stand) for safety reasons. In the UK the equivalent terms are 'earth' and 'earthing'. ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_(electricity)#US_vs._UK_usage|source]]) || || grounding || earthing || Y || The term 'ground' and 'grounding' are used in US electrical engineering to represent electrical equipment that is securely bonded to the ground (i.e. that on which we stand) for safety reasons. In the UK the equivalent terms are 'earth' and 'earthing'. ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_(electricity)#US_vs._UK_usage|source]]) || || guerilla || guerrilla || || || || gynecology || gynaecology || || || || hanged || hung || Y || || || harbor || harbour || || || || harbored || harboured || || || || harboring || harbouring || || || || hemophilia || haemophilia || || || || hemophiliac || haemophiliac || || || || hauler || haulier || || || || hobo || homeless person || || || || homeopathic || homoeopathic || || || || homeopathy || homoeopathy || || || || honor || honour || || || || honored || honoured || || || || honoring || honouring || || || || hood || bonnet || Y || The lid of the engine compartment of a car. || || hot || live, active || Y || Phase ('active') electrical connection ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_plug#Terminology|source]]) || || humor || humour || || || || humored || humoured || || || || humoring || humouring || || || || infeasible || unfeasible || || || || initialization || initialisation || || || || initializational || initialisational || || || || initialize || initialise || || || || initialized || initialised || || || || initializer || initialiser || || || || initializing || initialising || || || || inquire || enquire || Y || enquire is to be used for general senses of 'ask', while inquire is reserved for uses meaning 'make a formal investigation'. || || inquiry || enquiry || Y || enquire is to be used for general senses of 'ask', while inquire is reserved for uses meaning 'make a formal investigation'. || || insure || ensure || Y || use 'ensure' unless talking about insurance || || internet || Internet || Y || ''internet'' with a small ''i'' refers to an internetwork, a connection of two or more distinct computer networks. The ''Internet'' with a capital ''I'' is the largest such internetwork. || || internationalization || internationalisation || || || || internationalizational || internationalisational || || || || internationalize || internationalise || || || || internationalized || internationalised || || || || internationalizing || internationalising || || || || jail || gaol || || || || jello || jelly || || || || jell-o || jelly || || || || jelly || jam || Y || in en_US, 'jelly' can mean 'jam' || || jeweled || jewelled || || || || jeweler || jeweller || || || || jewelery || jewellery || || || || journaling || journalling || || || || judgment || judgement || || || || kilometer || kilometre || || || || kiwi || kiwifruit || Y || 'kiwi' is a bird, not a fruit || || kneeled || knelt || || || || labeled || labelled || || || || labeler || labeller || || || || labeling || labelling || || || || labor || labour || || || || labored || laboured || || || || laboring || labouring || || || || ladybug || ladybird || || || || last name || surname || || || || leaned || leant || || || || leaped || lept || || || || learned || learnt || || || || leukemia || leukaemia || || || || license || licence || Y || 'license' is a verb, 'licence' is a noun || || license plate || number plate || || || || licorice || liquorice || || || || lighted || lit || || || || line || mains || Y || mains power - the primary electrical power supply wires entering a building, connected to the ''Main'' fuses or breakers ; or mains lead - the flexible electric cable from plug to appliance ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_plug#Terminology|source]]) || || liter || litre || || || || localization || localisation || || || || localizational || localisational || || || || localize || localise || || || || localized || localised || || || || localizing || localising || || || || mail || post || Y || || || mailbox || letterbox || || || || mailman || postman || || || || mail slot || letterbox || || || || math || maths || || || || medieval || mediaeval || || || || meter || metre || Y || are we referring to the measurement unit or a measuring device? || || micrometer || micrometre || Y || micrometre is a measurement, micrometer is a measuring device || || milliliter || millilitre || || || || millimeter || millimetre || || || || minimize || minimise || || || || minimized || minimised || || || || minimizing || minimising || || || || misspelled || misspelt || || || || modeled || modelled || || || || modeler || modeller || || || || modeling || modelling || || || || mold || mould || || || || molt || moult || || || || mom || mum || || || || momma || mumma || || || || mommy || mummy || || || || mom-and-pop || mum-and-dad || || || || most || almost || Y || some en-us speakers erroneously use 'most' to mean 'almost' || || movie || film || || || || movies || cinema || Y || || || movies || films || Y || || || Mr. || Mr || Y || Only use a full stop if the final letter of the abbreviation is not the final letter of the word it is abbreviating. So, 'Mister' = 'Mr'. || || Mrs. || Mrs || Y || Only use a full stop if the final letter of the abbreviation is not the final letter of the word it is abbreviating. So, 'Missus' = 'Mrs'. || || Ms. || Ms || Y || The title, "Ms", is not an abbreviation. || || mustache || moustache || || || || nanometer || nanometre || || || || neighbor || neighbour || || || || neighboring || neighbouring || || || || neuron || neurone || || || || newsdealer || newsagent || || || || normalcy || normality || || || || normalization || normalisation || || || || normalize || normalise || || || || normalized || normalised || || || || normalizing || normalising || || || || northward || northwards || Y || use 'northward' only as an adjective || || offense || offence || || || || off of || off || || || || oftentimes || often || || || || onward || onwards || Y || use 'onward' only as an adjective || || optimization || optimisation || || || || optimizational || optimisational || || || || optimize || optimise || || || || optimized || optimised || || || || optimizing || optimising || || || || organization || organisation || || || || organizational || organisational || || || || organize || organise || || || || organized || organised || || || || organizer || organiser || || || || organizing || organising || || || || ornery || irritable || || || || orthopedic || orthopaedic || || || || ouster || ousting || || || || pacifier || dummy || || || || pajamas || pyjamas || || || || paneled || panelled || || || || paneling || panelling || || || || pants || trousers || Y || 'pants' are an undergarment || || pantyhose || tights || || || || paren || bracket || || || || parentheses || brackets || || || || parenthesis || bracket || || || || parenthesized || bracketed || || || || parking lot || car park || || || || pediatric || paediatric || || || || period || full stop || Y || || || persnickety || pernickety || || || || picometer || picometre || || || || plow || plough || || || || pop || dad || Y || || || popsicle || ice lolly || || || || porch || veranda || Y || a 'porch' is a covered structure in front of the entrance to a building, but not a veranda || || postpend || suffix || || || || pound sign || hash || Y || are we referring to the symbol for [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_sign|pound stering]], or a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Number_sign|number sign]]? || || power cord || flex/mains lead, mains wire/wiring ([[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_plug#Terminology|source]]) || Y || || || practice || practise || Y || 'practise' is a verb, 'practice' is a noun || || premiere || première || || || || prepend || prefix || || || || prioritization || prioritisation || || || || prioritize || prioritise || || || || prioritized || prioritised || || || || prioritizing || prioritising || || || || program || programme || Y || Contextual: use 'program' in computing contexts, and 'programme' everywhere else (e.g. a computer program, a television programme) || || prong || pin || || || || proved || proven || Y || || || pry || prise || Y || To open/lift something. 'Pry' means to ask questions. || || quint || quin || || || || railroad || railway || || || || randomization || randomisation || || || || randomize || randomise || || || || randomized || randomised || || || || randomizing || randomising || || || || rappel || abseil || || || || realator || real estate agent || || || || realization || realisation || || || || realize || realise || || || || realized || realised || || || || realizing || realising || || || || recognizable || recognisable || || || || recognize || recognise || || || || recognized || recognised || || || || recognizing || recognising || || || || reinitialize || reinitialise || || || || reinitialized || reinitialised || || || || reinitializing || reinitialising || || || || resume || CV || Y || common misspelling of résumé => curriculum vitae || || résumé || CV || Y || curriculum vitae || || route || round || Y || a set of regular visits that you make to a number of places or people, especially in order to deliver products as part of your job || || row house || terraced house || || || || rumor || rumour || || || || rumored || rumoured || || || || saber || sabre || || || || sailboat || sailing boat || || || || sanitarium || sanatorium || || || || Santa Claus || Father Christmas || || || || scalawag || scallywag || || || || scepter || sceptre || || || || schedule || timetable || Y || schedule: a list of planned activities or things to be done showing the times or dates when they are intended to happen or be done ; timetable: a list of the times when events are planned to happen, especially the times when buses, trains and planes leave and arrive || || season || series || Y || a set of television or radio broadcasts on the same subject or using the same characters but in different situations || || serialization || serialisation || || || || serializational || serialisational || || || || serialize || serialise || || || || serialized || serialised || || || || serializing || serialising || || || || shivaree || charivari || || || || sidewalk || pavement || || || || signaled || signalled || || || || signaling || signalling || || || || simultanous || simultaneous || || || || skeptic || sceptic || || || || skeptical || sceptical || || || || skepticism || scepticism || || || || sled || sleigh || || || || sneakers || trainers || || || || snicker || snigger || || || || soapbox || podium || || || || soccer || football || || || || soda || soft drink || Y || || || solitaire || patience || Y || the card game || || southward || southwards || Y || use 'southward' only as an adjective || || specialization || specialisation || || || || specializational || specialisational || || || || specialize || specialise || || || || specialized || specialised || || || || specializing || specialising || || || || specialty || speciality || || || || specter || spectre || || || || spelled || spelt || || || || spider || spyder || Y || For a two-seat convertible car. || || spilled || spilt || || || || spiraled || spiralled || || || || spiraling || spiralling || || || || spoiled || spoilt || || || || St || St. || Y || 'St' = ''''S'''ain'''t'''' and 'St.' = ''''St'''reet' || || St. || St || Y || 'St' = ''''S'''ain'''t'''' and 'St.' = ''''St'''reet' || || standardize || standardise || || || || stickshift || gear stick || || || || story || storey || Y || Level of a building. || || stories || storeys || Y || Levels of a building. || || streetcar || tram || || || || stroller || pram || || || || sulfur || sulphur || || || || sulfurous || sulphurous || || || || summarization || summarisation || || || || summarizational || summarisational || || || || summarize || summarise || || || || summarized || summarised || || || || summarizing || summarising || || || || sweater || jumper || Y || || || symbolization || symbolisation || || || || symbolizational || symbolisational || || || || symbolize || symbolise || || || || symbolized || symbolised || || || || symbolizing || symbolising || || || || synchronization || synchronisation || || || || synchronizational || synchronisational || || || || synchronize || synchronise || || || || synchronized || synchronised || || || || synchronizing || synchronising || || || || synthesize || synthesise || || || || taffy || toffee || || || || tailpipe || exhaust pipe || || || || taliban || taleban || || latinisation used by the UK press || || teleprompter || autocue || || || || templatization || templatisation || || || || templatizational || templatisational || || || || templatize || templatise || || || || templatized || templatised || || || || templatizing || templatising || || || || theater || theatre || || || || thumbtack || drawing pin || || || || tic-tac-toe || noughts and crosses || || || || tidbit || titbit || || || || tire || tyre || Y || Rubber part of a wheel. || || totaled || totalled || || || || totaler || totaller || || || || totaling || totalling || || || || toward || towards || Y || use 'toward' only as an adjective || || trackless trolley || trolleybus || || || || transportation || transport || || || || trapezium || trapezoid || Y || A quadrilateral with no two sides parallel and no equal sides. || || trapezoid || trapezium || Y || A quadrilateral with two non-adjacent parallel sides. || || trash || rubbish, '''Rubbish Bin''' || Y || When referring to generic waste, use 'rubbish'. When referring to the place where deleted files go, use 'Rubbish Bin' || || truck || lorry || Y || || || trunk || boot || Y || The luggage compartment of a car. || || turnpike || toll road || || || || turtleneck || polo neck || Y || A type of neck on a sweater. || || tuxedo || dinner jacket || || || || uncategorized || uncategorised || || || || undershirt || singlet || || || || unauthorized || unauthorised || || || || uninitialization || uninitialisation || || || || uninitializational || uninitialisational || || || || uninitialize || uninitialise || || || || uninitialized || uninitialised || || || || uninitializing || uninitialising || || || || unorganized || unorganised || || || || unrecognizable || unrecognisable || || || || unrecognized || unrecognised || || || || upcoming || forthcoming || || || || upscale || upmarket || || || || upward || upwards || Y || use 'upward' only as an adjective || || useable || usable || || || || utilization || utilisation || || || || utilize || utilise || || || || utilized || utilised || || || || utilizing || utilising || || || || vacation || holiday || || || || vacationer || holidaymaker || || || || vapor || vapour || || || || vectorization || vectorisation || || || || vectorizational || vectorisational || || || || vectorize || vectorise || || || || vectorized || vectorised || || || || vectorizer || vectoriser || || || || vectorizing || vectorising || || || || virtualization || virtualisation || || || || virtualize || virtualise || || || || virtualized || virtualised || || || || virtualizing || virtualising || || || || vise || vice || || || || visualization || visualisation || || || || visualize || visualise || || || || visualized || visualised || || || || visualizing || visualising || || || || vs. || vs || Y || abbreviation of versus || || web || Web || Y || Capitalised when referring to the World Wide Web (e.g. a ''Web'' browser). || || westward || westwards || Y || use 'westward' only as an adjective || || windshield || windscreen || || || || yogurt || yoghurt || || || || zee || zed || Y || Phonetic spelling of the 26th letter of the English alphabet. || || ZIP code || postcode || || || || zucchini || courgette || Y || || ---- CategoryLoCoTeams CategoryEnglishTranslation