Varieties of English

While the UB uses British English with Oxford spelling (see Spelling at the UB), bear in mind that your texts may often need to refer to the names of programmes, institutions or other concepts that use American English, British English without Oxford spelling or some other spelling system. When they do, conserve these different spellings. Thus, the words program in White House Internship Program and organisation in Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development should not be changed to programme or organization, respectively.

Remember, however, that this convention of conserving spellings may not be universally adopted, even when the name of an institution is well known. (The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development is a case in point, referred to at the website of the United States Department of State as the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.)

Universitat de Barcelona. Serveis Lingüístics
Darrera actualització: 22-6-2023
Recommended citation:
«Varieties of English» [en línia]. A: Llibre d’estil de la Universitat de Barcelona. Barcelona: Universitat de Barcelona. Serveis Lingüístics. <https://www.ub.edu/llibre-estil/criteri.php?id=2437> [consulta: 19 abril 2024].