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English in UK
Behavior or behaviors
Dear great masters
A friend of mine is writing a physics article. She has been examining a series of (physical) systems, and found that these systems do not behave the same. Which of the following two sentences is correct:
The systems show a variety of behavior.
The systems show a variety of behaviors.
Thanks in advance
Niels
A friend of mine is writing a physics article. She has been examining a series of (physical) systems, and found that these systems do not behave the same. Which of the following two sentences is correct:
The systems show a variety of behavior.
The systems show a variety of behaviors.
Thanks in advance
Niels
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At 02:47:08 on Mon, 2 Jan 2006, (Email Removed) wrote in (Email Removed): [nq:1]A friend of mine is writing a physics article. She has been examining a series of (physical) systems, and found ... the following two sentences is correct: The systems show a variety of behavior.
- At 02:47:08 on Mon, 2 Jan 2006, (Email Removed) wrote in (Email Removed): [nq:1]A friend of mine is writing a physics article.
- She has been examining a series of (physical) systems, and found ...
- the following two sentences is correct: The systems show a variety of behavior.
- [/nq] Both sentences use the American spelling "behavior", whereas you are asking in a group which focusses on UK English, in which we use the spelling "behaviour".
- However, if the rest of the article is in US English spelling, it is best to remain consistent.
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At 02:47:08 on Mon, 2 Jan 2006, (Email Removed) wrote in (Email Removed):
[nq:1]A friend of mine is writing a physics article. She has been examining a series of (physical) systems, and found ... the following two sentences is correct: The systems show a variety of behavior. The systems show a variety of behaviors.[/nq]
Both sentences use the American spelling "behavior", whereas you are a
[nq:1]A friend of mine is writing a physics article. She has been examining a series of (physical) systems, and found ... the following two sentences is correct: The systems show a variety of behavior. The systems show a variety of behaviors.[/nq]
Both sentences use the American spelling "behavior", whereas you are a
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