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Center vs. Centre

Center

/ˈsentə/
The middle point or part of something that is equally distant from all its sides or edges

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Centre

/ˈsentə/
The middle point or part of something.

Examples:

Their plots centred around Sir Pitt is unmarried half-sister, Miss Crawley.“I must be getting somewhere near the centre of the earth.And he showed them, on the centre page of the paper.

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Ways to tell them apart:

etymology
  • Center is the American English spelling, while centre is the British English spelling.
  • Both words have the same pronunciation.
  • Remember, ER in center matches American ER-States, whereas RE in centre matches British RE-tains old form.
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