Approved English Terminology
The British English spelling conventions used by LifeShenzhen, with exceptions for official names and software identifiers.
By LifeShenzhen · Last reviewed:
| Avoid in editorial copy | Approved |
|---|---|
neighborhood | neighbourhood |
neighborhoods | neighbourhoods |
personalized | personalised |
personalization | personalisation |
organization | organisation |
organizations | organisations |
organizer | organiser |
organizers | organisers |
organizing | organising |
organized | organised |
traveling | travelling |
traveler | traveller |
travelers | travellers |
license (noun) | licence |
licenses (noun) | licences |
program (non-software) | programme |
programs (non-software) | programmes |
center (generic place) | centre |
color (editorial text) | colour |
favorite | favourite |
enrollment | enrolment |
meters (distance) | metres |
neighboring | neighbouring |
defense | defence |
pediatric | paediatric |
pediatrics | paediatrics |
recognized (house style) | recognised |
catalog | catalogue |
optimize (house style) | optimise |
Use licence for the noun and license for the verb. Use programme for education and activities, and program for software. Preserve official organisation names, literal quotations, URLs, code and Schema.org vocabulary.