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What is the difference between “behavior” and “behaviour”?
Is there any difference between these two sentences?What is the real or main difference between English and American speaking?What is the different between change and to change?Verb for when you want to make teaTuff time, tough time, difficult time?What is the common meaning and usage of “get mad”?Which one is true or better?(Bell pepper, capsicum, chilli, pepper) What's the difference?What is the right way of asking someone to give a more detailed explanation of what he just said (or wrote)?American pronunciation of (tall, taught, law, bought) vs (father, pasta, drop)
In the online version of Cambridge Dictionary, there are these definitions for the next two words:
Behaviour = the way that someone behaves
Behavior = a particular way of acting
What would be a difference between behavior and behaviour by some example?
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In the online version of Cambridge Dictionary, there are these definitions for the next two words:
Behaviour = the way that someone behaves
Behavior = a particular way of acting
What would be a difference between behavior and behaviour by some example?
american-english
edited 12 hours ago
Peter Mortensen
27528
asked yesterday
b2okb2ok
1689
Related pages comparing the two: Grammarist, Grammar.com, Writing Explained and Wikipedia (which only briefly notes both versions). I found these by Googling "behavior and behaviour".
– NotThatGuy
5 hours ago
One is spelled by Americans, and the other is spelled incorrectly... :)
– RonJohn
3 hours ago
As @RonJohn illustrates, while the two words are just different spellings of the same thing, your audience may not receive them in the same way. Behaviour will likely distance you from American English speakers, and has the potential to make them focus on that "wrong looking" word instead of getting your intended message. In some cases, it can even be interpreted as pretentious. I'm native AmE, so I'm not sure how distracting "behavior" is to our friends across the pond.
– A C
8 mins ago
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In the online version of Cambridge Dictionary, there are these definitions for the next two words:
Behaviour = the way that someone behaves
Behavior = a particular way of acting
What would be a difference between behavior and behaviour by some example?
american-english
edited 12 hours ago
Peter Mortensen
27528
asked yesterday
b2okb2ok
1689
In the online version of Cambridge Dictionary, there are these definitions for the next two words:
Behaviour = the way that someone behaves
Behavior = a particular way of acting
What would be a difference between behavior and behaviour by some example?
american-english
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edited 12 hours ago
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b2okb2ok
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Related pages comparing the two: Grammarist, Grammar.com, Writing Explained and Wikipedia (which only briefly notes both versions). I found these by Googling "behavior and behaviour".
– NotThatGuy
5 hours ago
One is spelled by Americans, and the other is spelled incorrectly... :)
– RonJohn
3 hours ago
As @RonJohn illustrates, while the two words are just different spellings of the same thing, your audience may not receive them in the same way. Behaviour will likely distance you from American English speakers, and has the potential to make them focus on that "wrong looking" word instead of getting your intended message. In some cases, it can even be interpreted as pretentious. I'm native AmE, so I'm not sure how distracting "behavior" is to our friends across the pond.
– A C
8 mins ago
add a comment |
Related pages comparing the two: Grammarist, Grammar.com, Writing Explained and Wikipedia (which only briefly notes both versions). I found these by Googling "behavior and behaviour".
– NotThatGuy
5 hours ago
One is spelled by Americans, and the other is spelled incorrectly... :)
– RonJohn
3 hours ago
As @RonJohn illustrates, while the two words are just different spellings of the same thing, your audience may not receive them in the same way. Behaviour will likely distance you from American English speakers, and has the potential to make them focus on that "wrong looking" word instead of getting your intended message. In some cases, it can even be interpreted as pretentious. I'm native AmE, so I'm not sure how distracting "behavior" is to our friends across the pond.
– A C
8 mins ago
Related pages comparing the two: Grammarist, Grammar.com, Writing Explained and Wikipedia (which only briefly notes both versions). I found these by Googling "behavior and behaviour".
– NotThatGuy
5 hours ago
Related pages comparing the two: Grammarist, Grammar.com, Writing Explained and Wikipedia (which only briefly notes both versions). I found these by Googling "behavior and behaviour".
– NotThatGuy
5 hours ago
One is spelled by Americans, and the other is spelled incorrectly... :)
– RonJohn
3 hours ago
One is spelled by Americans, and the other is spelled incorrectly... :)
– RonJohn
3 hours ago
As @RonJohn illustrates, while the two words are just different spellings of the same thing, your audience may not receive them in the same way. Behaviour will likely distance you from American English speakers, and has the potential to make them focus on that "wrong looking" word instead of getting your intended message. In some cases, it can even be interpreted as pretentious. I'm native AmE, so I'm not sure how distracting "behavior" is to our friends across the pond.
– A C
8 mins ago
As @RonJohn illustrates, while the two words are just different spellings of the same thing, your audience may not receive them in the same way. Behaviour will likely distance you from American English speakers, and has the potential to make them focus on that "wrong looking" word instead of getting your intended message. In some cases, it can even be interpreted as pretentious. I'm native AmE, so I'm not sure how distracting "behavior" is to our friends across the pond.
– A C
8 mins ago
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They mean the same thing; behaviour is the British English spelling; behavior is the American spelling. The definitions say the same thing in different ways.
answered yesterday
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
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It should be noted that this is very common - there are many words which end in "our" in British English and "or" in American English.
– Darrel Hoffman
8 hours ago
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In fact, there is no difference between behaviour and behavior except spelling. The former is preferred in British and Commonwealth English, the latter is the American spelling.
The entries are confusing because there is no single "Cambridge Dictionary." Cambridge University Press actually publishes dozens of different dictionaries. Their website, however, searches them all at once, and returns definitions which may or may not be relevant to you.
When you look up behaviour, you are given entries from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus and the Cambridge Business English Dictionary. When you look up behavior, you are given the entry in the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary, and from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary a pointer to the entry for behaviour. Because the target audience for each dictionary is different, you see slightly different entries, but this is a quirk of the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary failing to synonymize the spellings.
I commend you for doing your best with references, but would also recommend you limit searches to a learner's dictionary (e.g. Collins, Oxford, Macmillan, Cambridge, or Merriam-Webster) to avoid this happening in the future.
answered yesterday
chosterchoster
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your Cambridge there is no IPA for US and because I stay with my Cambridge. Thank a lot for your excellent explanation to me.
– b2ok
23 hours ago
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In short, they're the same word spelt differently in the US and the UK.
It's not very obvious because of the way Cambridge has laid out their pages.
behaviour
noun UK US behavior
behavior
noun [ C/U ] CDN BR behaviour
behavior
noun [ U ]
→ behaviour
Wiktionary's entries are much clearer:
behaviour
Alternative forms
behavior (US)
behavior
Alternative forms
behaviour (UK)
edited 3 hours ago
Konrad Rudolph
34418
answered 10 hours ago
CJ DennisCJ Dennis
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They mean the same thing; behaviour is the British English spelling; behavior is the American spelling. The definitions say the same thing in different ways.
answered yesterday
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
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It should be noted that this is very common - there are many words which end in "our" in British English and "or" in American English.
– Darrel Hoffman
8 hours ago
add a comment |
They mean the same thing; behaviour is the British English spelling; behavior is the American spelling. The definitions say the same thing in different ways.
answered yesterday
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
17.5k12140
2
It should be noted that this is very common - there are many words which end in "our" in British English and "or" in American English.
– Darrel Hoffman
8 hours ago
add a comment |
They mean the same thing; behaviour is the British English spelling; behavior is the American spelling. The definitions say the same thing in different ways.
answered yesterday
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
17.5k12140
They mean the same thing; behaviour is the British English spelling; behavior is the American spelling. The definitions say the same thing in different ways.
answered yesterday
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
17.5k12140
answered yesterday
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
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answered yesterday
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
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answered yesterday
Michael HarveyMichael Harvey
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It should be noted that this is very common - there are many words which end in "our" in British English and "or" in American English.
– Darrel Hoffman
8 hours ago
add a comment |
2
It should be noted that this is very common - there are many words which end in "our" in British English and "or" in American English.
– Darrel Hoffman
8 hours ago
2
2
It should be noted that this is very common - there are many words which end in "our" in British English and "or" in American English.
– Darrel Hoffman
8 hours ago
It should be noted that this is very common - there are many words which end in "our" in British English and "or" in American English.
– Darrel Hoffman
8 hours ago
add a comment |
In fact, there is no difference between behaviour and behavior except spelling. The former is preferred in British and Commonwealth English, the latter is the American spelling.
The entries are confusing because there is no single "Cambridge Dictionary." Cambridge University Press actually publishes dozens of different dictionaries. Their website, however, searches them all at once, and returns definitions which may or may not be relevant to you.
When you look up behaviour, you are given entries from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus and the Cambridge Business English Dictionary. When you look up behavior, you are given the entry in the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary, and from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary a pointer to the entry for behaviour. Because the target audience for each dictionary is different, you see slightly different entries, but this is a quirk of the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary failing to synonymize the spellings.
I commend you for doing your best with references, but would also recommend you limit searches to a learner's dictionary (e.g. Collins, Oxford, Macmillan, Cambridge, or Merriam-Webster) to avoid this happening in the future.
answered yesterday
chosterchoster
14.3k3664
your Cambridge there is no IPA for US and because I stay with my Cambridge. Thank a lot for your excellent explanation to me.
– b2ok
23 hours ago
add a comment |
In fact, there is no difference between behaviour and behavior except spelling. The former is preferred in British and Commonwealth English, the latter is the American spelling.
The entries are confusing because there is no single "Cambridge Dictionary." Cambridge University Press actually publishes dozens of different dictionaries. Their website, however, searches them all at once, and returns definitions which may or may not be relevant to you.
When you look up behaviour, you are given entries from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus and the Cambridge Business English Dictionary. When you look up behavior, you are given the entry in the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary, and from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary a pointer to the entry for behaviour. Because the target audience for each dictionary is different, you see slightly different entries, but this is a quirk of the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary failing to synonymize the spellings.
I commend you for doing your best with references, but would also recommend you limit searches to a learner's dictionary (e.g. Collins, Oxford, Macmillan, Cambridge, or Merriam-Webster) to avoid this happening in the future.
answered yesterday
chosterchoster
14.3k3664
your Cambridge there is no IPA for US and because I stay with my Cambridge. Thank a lot for your excellent explanation to me.
– b2ok
23 hours ago
add a comment |
In fact, there is no difference between behaviour and behavior except spelling. The former is preferred in British and Commonwealth English, the latter is the American spelling.
The entries are confusing because there is no single "Cambridge Dictionary." Cambridge University Press actually publishes dozens of different dictionaries. Their website, however, searches them all at once, and returns definitions which may or may not be relevant to you.
When you look up behaviour, you are given entries from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus and the Cambridge Business English Dictionary. When you look up behavior, you are given the entry in the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary, and from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary a pointer to the entry for behaviour. Because the target audience for each dictionary is different, you see slightly different entries, but this is a quirk of the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary failing to synonymize the spellings.
I commend you for doing your best with references, but would also recommend you limit searches to a learner's dictionary (e.g. Collins, Oxford, Macmillan, Cambridge, or Merriam-Webster) to avoid this happening in the future.
answered yesterday
chosterchoster
14.3k3664
In fact, there is no difference between behaviour and behavior except spelling. The former is preferred in British and Commonwealth English, the latter is the American spelling.
The entries are confusing because there is no single "Cambridge Dictionary." Cambridge University Press actually publishes dozens of different dictionaries. Their website, however, searches them all at once, and returns definitions which may or may not be relevant to you.
When you look up behaviour, you are given entries from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus and the Cambridge Business English Dictionary. When you look up behavior, you are given the entry in the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary, and from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary a pointer to the entry for behaviour. Because the target audience for each dictionary is different, you see slightly different entries, but this is a quirk of the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary failing to synonymize the spellings.
I commend you for doing your best with references, but would also recommend you limit searches to a learner's dictionary (e.g. Collins, Oxford, Macmillan, Cambridge, or Merriam-Webster) to avoid this happening in the future.
answered yesterday
chosterchoster
14.3k3664
answered yesterday
chosterchoster
14.3k3664
answered yesterday
chosterchoster
14.3k3664
answered yesterday
chosterchoster
14.3k3664
14.3k3664
your Cambridge there is no IPA for US and because I stay with my Cambridge. Thank a lot for your excellent explanation to me.
– b2ok
23 hours ago
add a comment |
your Cambridge there is no IPA for US and because I stay with my Cambridge. Thank a lot for your excellent explanation to me.
– b2ok
23 hours ago
your Cambridge there is no IPA for US and because I stay with my Cambridge. Thank a lot for your excellent explanation to me.
– b2ok
23 hours ago
your Cambridge there is no IPA for US and because I stay with my Cambridge. Thank a lot for your excellent explanation to me.
– b2ok
23 hours ago
add a comment |
In short, they're the same word spelt differently in the US and the UK.
It's not very obvious because of the way Cambridge has laid out their pages.
behaviour
noun UK US behavior
behavior
noun [ C/U ] CDN BR behaviour
behavior
noun [ U ]
→ behaviour
Wiktionary's entries are much clearer:
behaviour
Alternative forms
behavior (US)
behavior
Alternative forms
behaviour (UK)
edited 3 hours ago
Konrad Rudolph
34418
answered 10 hours ago
CJ DennisCJ Dennis
2,053717
add a comment |
In short, they're the same word spelt differently in the US and the UK.
It's not very obvious because of the way Cambridge has laid out their pages.
behaviour
noun UK US behavior
behavior
noun [ C/U ] CDN BR behaviour
behavior
noun [ U ]
→ behaviour
Wiktionary's entries are much clearer:
behaviour
Alternative forms
behavior (US)
behavior
Alternative forms
behaviour (UK)
edited 3 hours ago
Konrad Rudolph
34418
answered 10 hours ago
CJ DennisCJ Dennis
2,053717
add a comment |
In short, they're the same word spelt differently in the US and the UK.
It's not very obvious because of the way Cambridge has laid out their pages.
behaviour
noun UK US behavior
behavior
noun [ C/U ] CDN BR behaviour
behavior
noun [ U ]
→ behaviour
Wiktionary's entries are much clearer:
behaviour
Alternative forms
behavior (US)
behavior
Alternative forms
behaviour (UK)
edited 3 hours ago
Konrad Rudolph
34418
answered 10 hours ago
CJ DennisCJ Dennis
2,053717
In short, they're the same word spelt differently in the US and the UK.
It's not very obvious because of the way Cambridge has laid out their pages.
behaviour
noun UK US behavior
behavior
noun [ C/U ] CDN BR behaviour
behavior
noun [ U ]
→ behaviour
Wiktionary's entries are much clearer:
behaviour
Alternative forms
behavior (US)
behavior
Alternative forms
behaviour (UK)
edited 3 hours ago
Konrad Rudolph
34418
answered 10 hours ago
CJ DennisCJ Dennis
2,053717
edited 3 hours ago
Konrad Rudolph
34418
edited 3 hours ago
Konrad Rudolph
34418
edited 3 hours ago
Konrad Rudolph
34418
34418
answered 10 hours ago
CJ DennisCJ Dennis
2,053717
answered 10 hours ago
CJ DennisCJ Dennis
2,053717
answered 10 hours ago
CJ DennisCJ Dennis
2,053717
2,053717
add a comment |
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Related pages comparing the two: Grammarist, Grammar.com, Writing Explained and Wikipedia (which only briefly notes both versions). I found these by Googling "behavior and behaviour".
– NotThatGuy
5 hours ago
One is spelled by Americans, and the other is spelled incorrectly... :)
– RonJohn
3 hours ago
As @RonJohn illustrates, while the two words are just different spellings of the same thing, your audience may not receive them in the same way. Behaviour will likely distance you from American English speakers, and has the potential to make them focus on that "wrong looking" word instead of getting your intended message. In some cases, it can even be interpreted as pretentious. I'm native AmE, so I'm not sure how distracting "behavior" is to our friends across the pond.
– A C
8 mins ago