US English orthography
- noun
- /juː ɛs ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɔːrˈθɒɡrəfi/
- US
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ortografía del inglés estadounidense
- Spellcheckers can usually be set to recognize either US English orthography or British English orthography.
Examples
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Many textbooks printed in the United States use US English orthography rather than British spellings.
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Her essay was marked down because she mixed US English orthography with British conventions.
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The US English orthography is different from British English.
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Many students struggle with US English orthography rules.
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Many textbooks printed in the United States use US English orthography rather than British spellings.
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Her essay was marked down because she mixed US English orthography with British conventions.
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Many students struggle with US English orthography rules.
Synonyms
Spelling used in the United States, for example color instead of colour
The way people write words in American English, often different from the British way
Spelling used in the United States, for example color not colour
The way Americans write English words, for example color instead of colour
The usual way people in the United States write certain English words
Surface Forms
Morphology
US + English + orthography
The phrase is a straightforward compositional noun phrase: 'US' + 'English' + 'orthography' literally denotes the spelling system of American English. This follows common cross-linguistic patterns (language name + orthography) and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows the three constituent words.
Etymology
US English orthography means the American set of spellings used for English words. Think of it as the American 'way of spelling', for example color not 'colour' and center not 'centre', so it tells you why a text uses US spellings.
