What's with the British and Americans arguing about spelling?

Question

We are two different countries with entirely different cultures, so who cares about who spells it color or colour, or where the "s"s and "z"s go?? Both countries are vast, glorious melting pots of communities from all over the world, just live with it and stop being ignorant!

Oh "abetterfate" get off your effing high horse, you twit.

Answer 1

I didn't know there was an argument about that. I guess it depends on the Brit or American who encounters those variances in spellings and how they go about it. Personally since I know of both differences tend to ignore it. Others though can be asses about it.

Answer 2

I am half American (Father) and half English (Mother) however I was educated in England and am a lover of the English language ,Which is changing daily ,What with slang words and texting etc.and the form of English used by the average American is not changing as much and probably will become the English spoken my most of us who wish to understand each other.This will occur as a result of British English changing so rapidly ..Hope this makes sense ..After all Americans are easier to understand than some dialects from the North of England for us in the South of England who are more likely to speak the Queen's English

Answer 3

I think the arguing over spelling is all done in jest. It's not for real...both countries just like to take the mickey out of each other....

I am Australian and my partner is American, we're always having a friendly go at each other because he spells everything "wrong," ha!

Just chill and take it with a grain of salt....it's not meant to be malicious.

Answer 4

I don't argue with Americans about their spelling of American English, but this is the section for British English, and the spell check is only for American English.
I ignore it when it tries to turns my English into American.

Answer 5

you get thicko's on both sides of the pond!
the sole purpose of language was and is for communicating knowledge, understanding and idea's etc.
if you can achieve that then you've succeded.
the likes of the booker prize came along much later.

Answer 6

The Brits think their way of spelling is correct, Americans think their way is right.

Answer 7

I agree, life's too short for arguing over such trivial matters.

Answer 8

Who's arguing?

Answer 9

yes, i agree.

however I do like the British spelling better. maybe it is just because it looks different.

but thumbs up on your argument!

Answer 10

ha ha- having lived in both countries it is just something that they have in common- they are both irritated easily by the other.