Or do you think that the words in the "American" version are fine, or that the difference doesn't really matter and that people are free to use the variations they want?
Forgive me if including all of Europe together isn't correct, honestly I'm just sick of getting chastised by those that think Americans are morons or idiotic because we use a [i]Z[/i] in capitalization, or no [i]U[/i] in Color. This is what we were taught being raised in our own country, it shouldn't have any bearing on our intelligence or otherwise simply because of differences in what I would call culture.
There are plenty of other examples as well, in addition to using a different system of measurement, but what do you all think?
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Armor Armour No. The extra letters they like to add are pointless.
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1 AntwortenIt only the US that has different spelling, Not just Europe. Every country in the world spells English words the "European" way AKA the [b]right[/b] way.
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I live in England, so yeah
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The UK's spelling of words is ridiculous and outdated. They don't even say the words in their language right.
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They are both variations of English, so both are technically correct.
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8 AntwortenThe "u" is colour stands for Communist.
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1 AntwortenI don't give a -blam!-. Both versions of any words are correct.
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3 AntwortenThe English language was not standardized when dictionaries began to be published. British English spellings tend to follow those of [i]A Dictionary of the English Language[/i] (1755) by Samuel Johnson, while American English spellings follow Noah Webster's [i]An American Dictionary of the English Language[/i]. Webster proposed that words be spelled differently from the British spellings for both philological (ex. the fact that the 'u' in a lot of British English words isn't pronounced) and nationalistic reasons. How's that for a history lesson?
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3 AntwortenI don't mind much but the one thing I'm set on is [b]ZEE[/b] not [b]ZED[/b].
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There is no one English language. There are several, all dependent on the region you are in.
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26 AntwortenYou have been taught the wrong way, We invented the language so use it properly or we will assimilate you back into her majesty's empire.
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Since english and american is not the same language, they are both correct.
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1 AntwortenOr R's before E's such as theatre?
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1 AntwortenYes, because they invented the god damn language.
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2 AntwortenWhen Europeans use U's in everything you just kind of expect it. But when Canadians do it, that's just plain revolting. Learn to America you North [u]Americans[/u].
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Seeing as I was taught to spell them the British way, I'm obviously going to say that that way is the only way. And that American English is derived from English.
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Depends. England invented English, which in turn took words from Latin, French, and Spanish. So I'm going to have to go with yes - us Europeans spells words correctly.
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Australian way is best way.
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Depends. Grey and colour are better in their european forms, but for the rest I prefer the American style.
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"Does England spell English words correctly?"
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5 AntwortenLol that's like comparing the catholic bible to the Mormon bible bro. [spoiler]the original is #1[/spoiler] Don't be obscene! Speak like the queen! Don't be obscene! Speak like the queen!
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5 AntwortenIt depends. I might add that I prefer many British pronunciations (like "gāridge" over "gahrahge"), simply because they sound more fitting and less guttural.
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Bearbeitet von Magical Robot: 9/16/2013 8:50:32 AMThe American dialect follows Latin influence while the British has French influence when it comes to spelling. Armor, Armour Being American I find armor makes the most sense for me then Armour. I can sound it out and get the right spelling. Armour Arm-our. Our as in "it is our duty". Does not sound like the last syllable in the word Armor.
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The American way uses less letters, allowing me to be lazier. Obviously that makes it superior.
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3 AntwortenI prefer the European way as I am Canadian and that's what we were taught in school.
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I was taught the European way in school, so that's what I use. It annoys me sometimes when I see American spelling, but then I remember it's just what they learnt in school too.