UKans spell it humour,colour and so on and Americans spell it humor,color and so forth is there really any need for all of this fault finding and nit picking when answering simple questions to relieve our boredom.
2007-04-15 03:56:35 · 47 answers · asked by . 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
no it gets on my nerves your right and I've said it before its a q&a site not an english exam
2007-04-15 04:16:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
As long as we can make ourselves understood it don't matter at all. The first time English spellings were given a "correct" format was when Caxton printed the first ever English dictionary, before that words were spelled in whatever way the person thought looked right. Caxton was no great speller and he simply did what he thought looked right.
If you want to be pedantic, the correct way is the UK English way, any other form is a bastardisation of that, so if you want to nit pick, spell it the UK way and not the US English way.
2007-04-15 04:03:13 · answer #2 · answered by bramballmoore 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That´s coz they speak amercanese. In every country where English is the main spoken language, like New Zealand, Australia and South Africa, they have their own way of pronouncing and spelling certain words. Its actually quite amusing when one compares them.
2007-04-15 04:06:02 · answer #3 · answered by cakes4southafrica 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am an American, but I REALLY like the English way of spelling those words. It makes them sound more intense and sophisticated. Right on, Brits!
2007-04-15 03:59:56 · answer #4 · answered by Bud's Girl 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Nit picking is the resort of people who have nothing worthwhile to say.
As long as we all know what people mean...what does spelling matter?
2007-04-15 04:01:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I doubt it, Kiddo. It's one of those things where we've sort of agreed to disagree, ya know? Also, when in print, it helps identfy the context if you realize the writer is of English background. (Or not.) Also, has ANYTHING EVER been decided "once-and-for-all"? See? ATTENTION: Nit-pickers of the world: STOP THAT! (I hope that will help.)
2007-04-15 04:08:08 · answer #6 · answered by Ja'aj };> 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hold your horses now mafioso, I say anything worth doing is worth doing well. So let's get those spellings right. Dot the i's and cross the t's or I am going to go nit picking.
2007-04-15 04:05:39 · answer #7 · answered by Smokin Gun! 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Lol yeah I got bashed for saying color instead or colour. Well I'm a yank and thats how we spell ;P
2007-04-15 04:00:30 · answer #8 · answered by Kate 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most people who can spell already know that both spellings are acceptable.
Like math, spelling just comes natural to some people.
It's the people who know they can't spell and refuse to utilize spell check that tightens my colon.
Either they don't know how irritating it is to try to read something written phonetically or they just don't care.
2007-04-15 04:09:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have seen worse hack jobs of the English language...American and British versions.
If we're going to nitpick, we should nab the true illiterates
2007-04-15 04:01:04 · answer #10 · answered by T Leeves 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
But where did English start?I thought the UK
All the time ;I live in Holland: I get those remarks.
Excuse me for spelling it correct.
But I USE THE SPELL CHECK,SO IT WON'T HAPPEN ANYMORE,OK?
SKY
2007-04-15 04:02:21 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋