Is "metre" an expression of British English? What are the other words which have different spelling from American English?
Native speaker’s answer
Rebecca
You are correct, "metre" is the British spelling, and "meter" is American spelling. Some other words that end in "-er" in American English are commonly spelled with "-re" in British English, such as "theater" and "theatre", "fiber" and "fibre", and "center" and "centre". Lots of words ending in "-or" in American English are spelled with "-our" in British English. Some of these words include "color" and "colour", "flavor" and "flavour", "neighbor" and "neighbour", and many others. Another common distinction is words ending in "-ize", which are often spelled as "-ise" in British English. This includes "organize" and "organise", "realize" and "realise", and "recognize" and "recognise". I hope that helps you a little bit!