How come there is two spellings of that word?
Favorite and favourite?
2007-03-25 06:53:33 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
*Oops. I meant OF the word favorite. =)
2007-03-25 07:01:30 · update #1
Thanks everyone. I get it now. ^^
2007-03-25 07:02:02 · update #2
one is the english way
one is the american way
we changed it cause wew wanted to be more origanal
also
color
colour
honor
honour
ect.
2007-03-25 06:57:54 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
because favourite comes from the United Kingdom just like colour does and favorite is how it is spelled in the united states.
2007-03-25 13:59:18 · answer #2 · answered by Nelly 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
One is the English (England) spelling and the other is the American spelling. There are quite a few words spelt differently where those two countries are concerned.
2007-03-25 13:58:32 · answer #3 · answered by Al 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are several words which fit into this category. "Favorite" is the more modern spelling while "favourite" is the way folks used to spell it; however, they are both considered correct.
You will find this in many poems by the authors of "yesteryear".
2007-03-25 14:00:41 · answer #4 · answered by Bethany 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes one is the british way- favourite
and the other way is the american way :)
usually you find favourite in british classics
also with color/colour
2007-03-25 14:01:30 · answer #5 · answered by flkasdjflkasdj;lrf 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because british people and australian people need to be different and they like attention thats why!! haha just kidding, but yeah they also spell "color" as "colour".. weird huh.
2007-03-25 13:57:26 · answer #6 · answered by gina_d 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
one is the brittish spelling. (favourite)
2007-03-25 13:56:40 · answer #7 · answered by sweetart♥ 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
favourite
2007-03-25 14:41:56 · answer #8 · answered by Manz 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i ont know all i know is don't you ever answer my ******* questions again uncle ****** cant stand peeps like you
2007-03-25 16:00:31 · answer #9 · answered by layboo 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋