For the most part, the spelling systems of most Commonwealth countries and Ireland closely resemble the British system. In Canada, the spelling system can be said to follow both British and American forms, and Canadians are somewhat more tolerant of foreign spellings when compared with other English-speaking nationalities. Australian spelling mostly follows British spelling norms but has strayed slightly, with very few American spellings incorporated as standard. New Zealand spelling is almost identical to British spelling, except in the word "fiord" (instead of "fjord"). There is an increasing use of macrons in words that originated in Māori and an unambiguous preference for "-ise" endings (see below).