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This Is Why “Airplane” Is Also Spelled “Aeroplane”

Depending on where you’re traveling in the world, the word can be spelled “airplane” and “aeroplane.” But where do the two different spellings come from? Well, it boils down to American English and British English. Author Lynne Murphy explains it this way: “British English has a general tendency to favo(u)r spellings and words that are …

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