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Favorite vs. Favourite
Favorite
/ˈfeɪvərət/Examples:
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Favourite
/ˈfeɪvərɪt/Examples:
Lord Arthur is one of my special favourites.'He had found his favourite smell - the smell of creosote.He was certainly the favourite.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Favorite is the American English spelling of the word, while favourite is used in British English.
- If youre writing for an American audience, use favorite'.
- If youre writing for a British audience, stick with favourite' to be correct.
- Remember, just like color (American) and colour (British), favorite and favourite follow the same pattern.
- Both words mean the same thing and have the same usage in a sentence; the difference is solely regional spelling.
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