I work at a bank in Canada and we have CHEQUING accounts but in the US it is a CHECKING account. Does anyone know why there are two spellings for this word when they serve the same purpose?
2006-08-21 10:45:27 · 5 answers · asked by loving_yellow 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Personal Finance
Cheque is French and check is English-that's the only difference.
2006-08-21 10:51:50 · answer #1 · answered by SuzeY 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check is a US spelling and Cheque is more British English.
2006-08-21 10:51:51 · answer #2 · answered by wangarific 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my language is not english but i think that they differ in spelling because they have different meanings check means to how can i say to check sth to control sth but cheque is the thing that you deal with everyday in your bank
2006-08-21 10:57:23 · answer #3 · answered by star 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Us Americans use "check" since the "Q" is so hard to reach on our keyboards.
2006-08-21 11:43:35 · answer #4 · answered by Thomas F 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Check" is the incorrect American way of spelling it.
2006-08-21 10:59:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋