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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

Defense / Defence?

Hello everyone,

Just a vocabulary question. What talking about military defense/defence, is one spelling "better" than the other?

I searched on the Internet and ti seems that both spellings are correct but one would be American and the other British. Is that right?

Thaks very much

Julien
  

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S. The dictionary says defence is British. So if you're writing for an American audience, use defense, and for a UK audience, use defence.

— BarbaraPA

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  • The dictionary says defence is British.
  • So if you're writing for an American audience, use defense, and for a UK audience, use defence.
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As far as I know, defense is the only variation used in the U.S. The dictionary says defence is British. So if you're writing for an American audience, use defense, and for a UK audience, use defence.
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Thank you very much.
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I thought it was like practice and practise! I learn new things everyday Emotion: smile

~Deniz~
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