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Why do you spell favorite with a u?
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OREOSpeedwagon
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Those crazy people in different countries with different ideas on how to use the english language. 
American spelling is without the 'U', but the Englsih (i.e official!!! ) spelling is with the 'U'.
) spelling is with the 'U'.The Queen's English retains a "u" in words like colour, armour, favour, etc...
I personally like Lazy American English better.
I personally like Lazy American English better.
the u is in there cuz U R GHEY!
anyway, obviously this dates back to the days when spelling had not been "formalized" with the way of the dictionary.
anyway, obviously this dates back to the days when spelling had not been "formalized" with the way of the dictionary.
you spell it with a "u" because youre from a commonweath country (ie the UK, canada, australia, or new zealand). you also spell flavor and color with superfluous "u"s (flavour, colour); gray with an "e" (grey), theater with an "re" instead of an "er" (theatre); and specialize and other such "ize" words with an "ise" (specialise).
those crazy backwords countries
those crazy backwords countries
The Canadians accidentally took the "u" out of aboot and put it in favourite.
Sorry, I couldn't help it. I've been tainted by South Park.
Sorry, I couldn't help it. I've been tainted by South Park.
This reminds me of a true story.
In the second semester of my freshman year in college I had an English Literature class taught by a very snobbish Brit named Doctor Livingstone (really, that was his name.)
This professor gave us a lecture on the first day of class about how he expected us to use "proper" (meaning British) spellings of certain words. He emphasized particularly how important it was to spell the word "COLOR" with a "U."
My not-too-bright friend Leo took this to heart and, on his first term paper, made an effort to please.
Throughout the term paper, Leo had spelled the word as "CULOR."
In the second semester of my freshman year in college I had an English Literature class taught by a very snobbish Brit named Doctor Livingstone (really, that was his name.)
This professor gave us a lecture on the first day of class about how he expected us to use "proper" (meaning British) spellings of certain words. He emphasized particularly how important it was to spell the word "COLOR" with a "U."
My not-too-bright friend Leo took this to heart and, on his first term paper, made an effort to please.
Throughout the term paper, Leo had spelled the word as "CULOR."
I like how the Brits think they still control (or at least deserve to control) the English language
I'll make them a deal. I will spell "favorite" with a u once they explain to me how a corporation can be plural and why you don't need a prepostion after "immediately."
I'll make them a deal. I will spell "favorite" with a u once they explain to me how a corporation can be plural and why you don't need a prepostion after "immediately."
The nobs aren't keen to change and they love irregular mistakes that came with the language due to tradition. These crazy Brits & Canadian believe that they are better than the American is because they know how to spell by keeping the differences.
The parliament has voted on the use of kilometer & kilogram, but you still see everything in pounds & miles. They have had 30 years of non-enforcement of metric use and 19 years of enforcement. It shows how slow the average Canadian learn, because it took over 50 years of metric and they haven't learn.
Originally posted by: Scipionix
I like how the Brits think they still control (or at least deserve to control) the English language
MOST english speaking countries spell/speak like the british one way or the other. A lot of foreign country schools teaches kids british english instead of american english. Besides, we even use different terms/slangs in different parts of the country.
But then, the American culture (mcdonalds, hollywood, etc) are practically invading other cultures. that's why the french don't like mcdonalds
other BrE/AmE variations:
ize and ise : organize and organise (canadians use organize for some reason)
ed and t : burned and burnt (i've seen/heard both ways here)
our and or : favour and favor
etc etc etc
Originally posted by: Spendthrift
you spell it with a "u" because youre from a commonweath country (ie the UK, canada, australia, or new zealand). you also spell flavor and color with superfluous "u"s (flavour, colour); gray with an "e" (grey), theater with an "re" instead of an "er" (theatre); and specialize and other such "ize" words with an "ise" (specialise).
those crazy backwords countries
Yo spell it with a "u" becase yo're from a commonwealth contry (ie the K, Canada, Astralia, or New Zealand). Yo also spell flavor and color with sperflos "u"s (flavour, colour); gray with an "e" (grey), theater with an "re" instead of an "er" (theatre); and specialize and other sch "ize" words with an "ise" (specialise).
Those crazy backwords contries
Why leave out "u"s anyway?
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