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Endeavors/Endeavours
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Endeavors vs. Endeavours
Endeavors
Serious efforts or attempts to achieve something
Examples:
Synonyms:
attempts
efforts
undertakings
ventures
pursuits
Antonyms:
inaction
idleness
neglect
passivity
Endeavours
Efforts or attempts to achieve a goal or complete a task.
Examples:
Synonyms:
efforts
attempts
ventures
undertakings
pursuits
Antonyms:
inaction
neglect
idleness
Ways to tell them apart:
The primary difference between
endeavors
and
endeavours
is the spelling. Both words mean the same thing but are used in different versions of English.
Endeavors
is the American English spelling, while
endeavours
is the British English spelling.
If you are writing for an American audience, use
endeavors
. For a British audience, use
endeavours
.
Remember
o
in
endeavours
as in
Oxford
, which is British, to help recall the British spelling.
Endeavors
lacks the extra
u
, which aligns with the American tendency to drop extra letters.
When to use endeavors:
When to use endeavours:
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