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US to UK Text Converter: Convert English text between US and UK spellings

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us-to-uk-converter 1.0.0The PHP License5Localization, PHP 5, Text processing
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javaria razzaq

This class can convert English text between US and UK spellings.

It can take a text using the UK English spelling and converts to the US spelling and vice-versa. It features:

- 20,000 words covered;
- Multiple sources for words like VarCon/ISpell (18,000 phrases) and WordsWorldWide (8,000 phrases), each lists have been used to cross-check each different, correct errors, and cast off duplicates.
- Variants for British phrases ('unrealisable' and 'unrealiseable');
- Does everyday expression checking with /bWORDb/, so, it will no longer corrupt phrases. "Ax" becomes "Axe", but "Axiomatic" will continue to be as "Axiomatic";
- Checks each phrase in the word list and its ucwords (higher-cased words) formatted model, so no acronyms may be negatively affected ("our group, AX, Avenger Xenophiles," will not be converted to "our group, AXE, Avenger Xenophiles");
- Atomic / Deterministic : American-ize/British-ify will not corrupt meaning ('discus' and 'diskus' have reverse meanings in US/UK, swapping them

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January 2018
Number 5		 This class can convert English text between US and UK spellings.

It can take a text using the UK English spelling and converts to the US spelling and vice-versa. It features:

- 20,000 words covered;
- Multiple sources for words like VarCon/ISpell (18,000 phrases) and WordsWorldWide (8,000 phrases), each lists have been used to cross-check each different, correct errors, and cast off duplicates.
- Variants for British phrases ('unrealisable' and 'unrealiseable');
- Does everyday expression checking with /bWORDb/, so, it will no longer corrupt phrases. "Ax" becomes "Axe", but "Axiomatic" will continue to be as "Axiomatic";
- Checks each phrase in the word list and its ucwords (higher-cased words) formatted model, so no acronyms may be negatively affected ("our group, AX, Avenger Xenophiles," will not be converted to "our group, AXE, Avenger Xenophiles");
- Atomic / Deterministic : American-ize/British-ify will not corrupt meaning ('discus' and 'diskus' have reverse meanings in US/UK, swapping them

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Example

<?php
require('AmericanBritishSpellings.php');
$american_british_spellings = new AmericanBritishSpellings('$var');
$text = "accessorise ageing aggrandisement agonise agonised agonises british to american";
$textx = "accessorize aging aggrandizement agonize agonized agonizes american to british";
$new_text = $american_british_spellings->SwapBritishSpellingsForAmericanSpellings(['text'=>$text]);
print_r($text);
echo "<br>";
print($new_text);
$american = $american_british_spellings->SwapAmericanSpellingsForBritishSpellings(['text'=>$textx]);
echo "<br>";
print_r($textx);
echo "<br>";
print_r($american);
?>

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