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Marry vs. merry

Marry: 1. to become someone’s husband or wife; 2. to officiate a marriage ceremony. Merry: jolly or festive.

modeled and modeling in the U.S.; modelled and modelling everywhere else.

1. a name that gives a misleading impression; 2. a mistake in naming something.

mollusk in North America; mollusc outside North America.

Macintosh: an Apple computer. Mackintosh: a stye of raincoat. McIntosh: a North American red apple.

an abundant source of something.

a great achievement, especially an artistic one, and especially the greatest work of someone’s artistic career.

molt in the U.S.; moult everywhere else.

It prevails over all alternative spellings by a large margin.

Movable is preferred everywhere, but moveable is a common variant.