There was a time when traveller's cheques were emitted and sold by the banks in England and by Thomas Cook. However the cheques emitted by American banks/American Express were named traveler's cheque, with a single L. I have always wondered why. My English dictionary only has traveller with two Ls.
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RegDwigнt
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Traveller is British English, traveler is American English – May 14 '14 at 10:10
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And those pesky Americans even had the temerity to call them checks. – Frank May 14 '14 at 10:11
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1It's the same reason that Americans say tomato and Brits say tomato. Oh, wait. – oerkelens May 14 '14 at 10:11
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You may find this link useful.http://www.tysto.com/uk-us-spelling-list.html – M.N May 14 '14 at 20:35