My fellow Americans, it is spelled "color" not "colour".

[RadiclDreamer]

Not a fellow American, sorry, fella.

I'm not your fella, buddy

 

[GodlessAstronomer]

I was afraid of that Crono. I originally posted the title using the word, "spelled", but was talked out of it by a crafty New Zealander. Ill change it back.

Spelled and spelt are both correct

 

[zinfamous]

Yes, we all love our fellow citizens from around the world, but we do not need to emulate them when it comes to the spelling of certain words.

It is spelt:
color, not colour
flavor, not flavour
behavior, not behaviour

And while Im at it, its:

$500 not 500$

It is important to preserve the American way of doing things for future generations. Thanks for your careful consideration.

"it's" also: "spelled."

only simpletons use "spelt."

 

[zinfamous]

And it's "while" not fucking "whilst". Using the latter does not make you sound more intelligent, it makes you sound idiotic (if you're American).

actually, you need to use "whilst" in certain situations.

 

[WelshBloke]

I wholeheartedly agree with your line of thinking. While I do appreciate the variety of Earth's humanity and its way of doing things that differ from America, some things simply can not change - and that is our way spelling, our date format, imperial measurement and the fact that we drive on the correct side of the road. Heck, we even walk on the same side of the sidewalk as we drive on the road. If these things changed, I would be totally lost. :'(

Wait what, you fuckers walk??? I was under the impression that you needed to get your morbidly obese carcases dragged agound by pickup trucks? :twisted:

 

[zylander]

Armour.

 

[Meghan54]

500$ makes much more logical scene then $500

you say "Five hundred dollars" and not "dollars five hundred"

First, the dollar sign goes first, before the number. We do that because there are bunch of different currencies out there, you know, and putting the sign of the currency first helps the reader distinguish between 500 dollars or 500 pounds or 500 euros.

Second, if you insist upon putting the dollar sign after the number, I guess you'd have to write five hundred-two dollars and 94 cents as 502.94$ Is that right? Or maybe 502$.94? Better?

Nope, either way would be stupid and so is the suggestion that 500$ is more correct than $500....

 

[Zepper]

I was going to mention the "spelt" Btitism, but Crono beat me to it... I can't recall ever seeing it used the Brit way by an American. Felt is a fabric, smelt is a baby fish, etc.

.bh.

 

[Rudee]

HAHA. Op got owned!

 

[Newbian]

The only place I have seen it spelled "colour" instead of "color" is when Canadians type it.

Just anothor reason to blow up the tank.

 

[irishScott]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6bVj-nTkiU

 

[FelixDeCat]

HAHA. Op got owned!

Au contraire! Le Op si manifique! ()

 

[grrl]

It's:
it's, not its

And it's I'm, not Im.

 

[zinfamous]

fouck this thread!

...

I'll be back, tho. There's a foetus that needs aborting.

 

[Locut0s]

I'm actually moving towards using American spelling because it's the defacto standard in programming languages. I don't think either is better or worse so I'm happy to use the one that is more standard in my industry. When I'm talking to online friends from NZ I use NZ English (pretty much British spelling).

Traitor

 

[Sea Moose]

Veggemite Sammich is yummy.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q7Yl_6sECf8

 

[dwell]

Only Anglophiles spell it colour.

 

[RyanPaulShaffer]

This thread is nothing but nasty rumours.

 

[Linflas]

Only Anglophiles spell it colour.

So basically all other english speaking peoples other than those living in the US and it's posessions are "Anglophiles"?

 

[lxskllr]

It wasn't that long ago spelling was free form, and you changed spelling to suit personal style and mood. I'd like things to be like that.

 

[feralkid]

Au contraire! Le Op si manifique! ()

it's not its.

Ce, not si.

 

[feralkid]

So basically all other english speaking peoples other than those living in the US and it's posessions are "Anglophiles"?

its, not it's.

Anglophones, not Anglophiles

 

[feralkid]

Noah Webster was indeed a crafty person. When at a loss as to what to pen, he simply wrote down the words down were widely used in a tome everyone was guaranteed to buy.

And whilst he is cashing in those royalty checks, he was chuckling all the way to the depository institution of his choice.

While not whilst.

 

[feralkid]

I wholeheartedly agree with your line of thinking. While I do appreciate the variety of Earth's humanity and its way of doing things that differ from America, some things simply can not change - and that is our way spelling, our date format, imperial measurement and the fact that we drive on the correct side of the road. Heck, we even walk on the same side of the sidewalk as we drive on the road. If these things changed, I would be totally lost. :'(

We don't use Imperial measurement in the U.S.

We use the U.S. measurement system.



mmmmkay, I'm done.

 

[Linflas]

its, not it's.

Anglophones, not Anglophiles

You are correct on the its, missed my typos in the spelling of English and possessions, and I am pretty sure the poster I was quoting actually meant Anglophile (a person who greatly admires or favors England and things English) and not Anglophone (consisting of or belonging to an English-speaking population especially in a country where two or more languages are spoken).