You'll probably be familiar with the North American spelling of the word " airplane".However，if you've ever been on an international flight leaving the United States and going to another English-speaking country like the United Kingdom，you've probably noticed that there are a few differences between the American and British spellings of words with the same meaning. （1）CC .The American English spelling is "airplane" while the British English spelling is "aeroplane".So，why does this happen？
Let's look at the root of the phenomenon. （2）GG . " British English has a general tendency to favour spellings and words that remind people of French，but American English，when it has deviated（背離）from what British English does，often changes into the direction of seeming less French， "says Lynne Murphy，author of The Prodigal Tongue：The Love-Hate Relationship Between British & American English.
（3）FF . "Aeroplane "is no exception. "We're comfortable with 'aero' in scientific terms，but as planes became more common things to talk about，the 'aero' seemed too fancy， "explains Murphy. "In Scientific American in 1906，there was already a claim that （4）DD .Ten years later， 'airplane' was adopted by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics as their term.It was considered in the United Kingdom，but that suggestion didn't go anywhere."
There's a good reason why words that mean the same thing are spelled differently，and why that will continue to happen. "（5）BB ，and people are generally proud of it，so they continue to spell differently， "says Murphy.
A．Every country has different culture
B．Your spelling tells people where you're from
C．The word "airplane" happens to be an example
D．Airplane is a much better word than aeroplane
E．American English and British English have similar historical origins
F．There's a lot of history that goes beyond words and dives deep into politics，government，and science
G．A lot of words in the English language are borrowed from other languages，like Latin，Greek，and French
【答案】C；G；F；D；B
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