British vs American English

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There are numerous spelling differences between British English (as spoken and written in the United Kingdom)and American English (as spoken and written in the United States), and, as stated elsewhere,. Although Radiopaedia initially favoured UK spelling (on account of having been started in Australia) we now accept having a mix of British (UK) and American (US) spelling on the site.

The choice of British or American English for casesis up to contributor preference, however, please ensure you stick to the same for the entire case.

Radiopaediasite now automatically attempts to show users the correct spelling. This is based on your browser language setting. Additionally, your user profile settings include a language preference which over-rides the browser language setting. 

Only a defined set of words will be translated and not all parts of the site will be affected. 

Also, if you follow a link shared with you that has a specific language appended to the end of the URL, e.g. ?lang=gb you will be shown that spelling and not the one favoured by your browser/user profile. 

  • -<p>There are numerous spelling differences between <strong>British</strong> <strong>English</strong> (as spoken and written in the United Kingdom)<strong> </strong>and<strong> American </strong><strong>English </strong>(as spoken and written in the United States), and, as stated <a href="/articles/spelling-and-punctuation">elsewhere</a>, we accept having a mix of British and American spelling on the site. The choice of British or American English for cases<strong> </strong>is up to contributor preference, however, please ensure you stick to the same for the entire case.</p><p>Radiopaedia now automatically attempts to show users the correct spelling. This is based on your browser language setting. Additionally, <a title="your user profile settings" href="/my/settings">your user profile settings</a> include a language preference which over-rides the browser language setting. </p><p>Only a defined set of words will be translated and not all parts of the site will be affected. </p>
  • +<p>There are numerous spelling differences between <strong>British</strong> <strong>English</strong> (as spoken and written in the United Kingdom)<strong> </strong>and<strong> American </strong><strong>English </strong>(as spoken and written in the United States). Although Radiopaedia initially favoured UK spelling (on account of having been started in Australia) we now accept having a mix of British (UK) and American (US) spelling on the site.</p><p>The site now automatically attempts to show users the correct spelling. This is based on your browser language setting. Additionally, <a href="/my/settings">your user profile settings</a> include a language preference which over-rides the browser language setting. </p><p>Only a defined set of words will be translated and not all parts of the site will be affected. </p><p>Also, if you follow a link shared with you that has a specific language appended to the end of the URL, e.g. ?lang=gb you will be shown that spelling and not the one favoured by your browser/user profile. </p>

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