How do Australians spell Aeroplane?

Airplane and aeroplane are both English terms. Airplane is predominantly used in ?? American (US) English ( en-US ) while aeroplane is predominantly used in ?? British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) ( en-GB ).

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What is the correct spelling aeroplane or airplane?

A: Airplane and aeroplane are the same thing, but aeroplane is the preferred British spelling. Aircraft refers to anything that can fly, such as a helicopter or hot air balloon in addition to airplanes.

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How do British people spell aeroplane?

Airplane and aeroplane are the same noun, spelled two different ways. American writers tend to prefer airplane, while their British counterparts prefer aeroplane, at least for now.

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What country says aeroplane?

Aeroplane and airplane are different forms of the same word. Airplane is preferred in American and Canadian English, while aeroplane is traditionally preferred in non-North American varieties of English. But airplane has been steadily gaining ground in British publications, and it may someday become standard.

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When did we stop saying aeroplane?

Shifting from “aeroplane” to “airplane”

“In Scientific American in 1906, there was already a claim that 'Air-plane is a much better word than aeroplane. It is as good etymologically, and much better when it is spoken.

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airplane, How to Say or Pronounce AIRPLANE in American, British, Australian English

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Is aeroplane correct or incorrect?

"Airplane" is the word preferred in the US. "Aeroplane" is the non-American spelling.

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Is it aeroplane or airplane in Australia?

Airplane and aeroplane are both English terms. Airplane is predominantly used in ?? American (US) English ( en-US ) while aeroplane is predominantly used in ?? British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) ( en-GB ).

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Does Australia use British English or American English?

Australian English follows British spelling very closely but many common words are spelt differently in American English. Despite being spelt differently, the meaning of the word is the same. Australian and American English have different ways of spelling certain words, such as those ending with 'yse' or 'ise'.

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What do Americans call a plane?

An airplane (American English), or aeroplane (Commonwealth English), informally plane, is a fixed-wing aircraft that is propelled forward by thrust from a jet engine, propeller, or rocket engine.

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Do Canadians say aeroplane?

Canada officially uses aeroplane, but the spelling airplane has become much more common as a result of US influence.

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Why do Americans say airplane not aeroplane?

Interestingly, were we to use the “airplane” spelling, the “r” would not be sounded. Using the “aeroplane” spelling, the “r” is sounded, making the pronunciation very close to the AE (American English) pronunciation.

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How do you spell airplane in Oxford dictionary?

/ˈerpleɪn/ (especially North American English) (also plane British and North American English, British English also aeroplane) ​a flying vehicle with wings and one or more engines. by airplane They arrived in Belgium by airplane.

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What is a fancy word for airplane?

On this page you'll find 18 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to airplane, such as: aircraft, airliner, cab, jet, plane, and ship.

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What is the Old English word for flight?

flight (n. 1) "act of flying," Old English flyht "a flying, act or power of flying," from Proto-Germanic *flukhtiz (source also of Dutch vlucht "flight of birds," Old Norse flugr, Old High German flug, German Flug "flight"), from Proto-Germanic *flugti-, suffixed form of PIE root *pleu- "to flow."

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What do you call the ladies on a plane?

A flight attendant (traditionally known as a steward/stewardess or air host/hostess) is a member of the aircrew aboard commercial flights, many business jets and some government aircraft. Collectively called cabin crew, flight attendants are primarily responsible for passenger safety and comfort.

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How did Aussies get their accent?

Australian English can be described as a new dialect that developed as a result of contact between people who spoke different, mutually intelligible, varieties of English. The very early form of Australian English would have been first spoken by the children of the colonists born into the early colony in Sydney.

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What is the Australian accent most similar to?

Australian English is most similar to British English in spelling and sentence construction, although its accent and vocabulary are very distinct from the UK.

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How do you say hello in Australian accent?

G'day (guh-day) / Hello.

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How does Australia spell travelling?

L versus LL

American English uses a single 'l' in words such as 'traveling', 'traveled' and 'traveler'. British/Australian English uses a double 'll', as in 'travelling', 'travelled' and 'traveller'.

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How do you pronounce aeroplane in Australia?

Break 'airplane' down into sounds: [AIR] + [PLAYN] - say it out loud and exaggerate the sounds until you can consistently produce them.

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What is Australian Airlines called?

Qantas, in full Qantas Airways Limited, Australian airline, the oldest in the English-speaking world, founded in 1920 as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Ltd. (from which the name Qantas was derived).

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Do we say fly a plane?

For example, if you're wondering whether to use the phrase time flies by or flys by, the correct word is always time flies by. The same applies for flys or flies a plane—it should always be flies a plane.

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Is it Cessna or Cessna?

Cessna (/ˈsɛsnə/) is an American brand of general aviation aircraft owned by Textron Aviation since 2014, headquartered in Wichita, Kansas.

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How do you write the plural of aeroplane?

aeroplanes - Simple English Wiktionary.

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What is another word for flying car?

The term "flying car" is also sometimes used to include hovercars and/or VTOL personal air vehicles.

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