Why do people...

Why do some people spell the words "favorite" and "color" like "favourite" and "colour." I see it ALL the time, especially on BBW and CelticsBlog. Is this like the center/centre thing, where some countries spell it differently?

 

It's Canadian, and that's how it was supposed to be spelled until Americans changed everything.

 

It's a British/Canadian thing.

 

It's because they're british..

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Fabolous @ Dec 3 2006, 09:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>It's a British/Canadian thing.</div>Got a problem you american activist? just joking, Yeah whats wrong with it? Its my favourite way of doin things..............

 

Colour, uhh

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (STAT @ Dec 3 2006, 09:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>It's because they're british..</div>No....... im not.

 

It's the proper way to spell the words.

 

yeah we spell it differently to you guys - we're of brittish heritage.

 

ColourFavouriteMetreCentreThe letter Z is pronounced 'Zed'Even thought it's frowned upon in Canada to say it American to spell things without the u and with a 'er' and pronounce Z as 'Zee', I still do it.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (7Goat @ Dec 3 2006, 11:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>ColourFavouriteMetreCentreThe letter Z is pronounced 'Zed'Even thought it's frowned upon in Canada to say it American to spell things without the u and with a 'er' and pronounce Z as 'Zee', I still do it.</div>Neighbour is another. Me too I dont do it often, just you get marked wrong on an essay if you spell it the American way.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (RaptorFan#1 @ Dec 3 2006, 10:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Neighbour is another. Me too I dont do it often, just you get marked wrong on an essay if you spell it the American way.</div>That's the only exception of me spelling/talking American... I'll put up with extra letters for marks.

 

I know it's a british/canadian thing, but why did they do that in the first place? actually, I should be asking why americans don't spell it with a u.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (7Goat @ Dec 3 2006, 08:56 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>It's Canadian, and that's how it was supposed to be spelled until Americans changed everything.</div>Manifest Destiny<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Noah @ Dec 3 2006, 10:43 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>It's the proper way to spell the words.</div>Don't you mean prouper or something dumb like that?

 

I've always done it the "British way" even though I'm American. I don't know why, just have since I was little.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Justice @ Dec 3 2006, 10:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Manifest DestinyDon't you mean prouper or something dumb like that?</div>If anything it'd be "propour"... But no, I mean "proper"

 

Because its proper English English, not american English.

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (CelticBalla32 @ Dec 3 2006, 09:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Why do some people spell the words "favorite" and "color" like "favourite" and "colour." I see it ALL the time, especially on BBW and CelticsBlog. Is this like the center/centre thing, where some countries spell it differently?</div>It's an international english thing. Americans just don't do it.

 

I spell it with the "U". my teachers don't like it. I tell them they aren't cultured

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Noah @ Dec 4 2006, 10:49 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>If anything it'd be "propour"... But no, I mean "proper" </div>lol Noah were not that different. Actually if anything its the Americans that changed their English first, IMO they do it just to be differant than the British.