black slaves apparently.
dont people know that in the uk we spell it colour?
its like centre and center, and many other words that are spelt different. is the colour thing true?
2007-06-06 19:49:28 · 15 answers · asked by mowgligurl 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
i do know that people with different skin tones are called coloured, but i never thought it was the 'english' spelling which referred to it, i'd have thought either spelling would work. what difference does it make?
2007-06-06 19:55:51 · update #1
yes, back in the day dark skinned people were called "coloured people". sad to say.
in australia we spell color "Colour" also. don't be bothered by peoples old time racism.
xx
2007-06-06 19:53:09 · answer #1 · answered by chilly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the USA we have a new twist on things. Its from all these different people coming from all over the world. We can't even figure out how things are spelled here. Like the word "set" It has like 40 different definitions.
2007-06-06 19:55:09 · answer #2 · answered by beyondthelimit 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-07 01:03:01 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in england and most countries use the colour, in the states they use color ...thats it
color was kind of slang that became so common like the example of centre u mentioned (same thing) a word spelled different in different parts of the world
2007-06-06 20:04:06 · answer #4 · answered by Ozza 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No...racist people in the past and probably currently sometime refer to African Americans as colored folk...the spelling would be more a judge of the persons education or where they were from.
2007-06-06 19:53:22 · answer #5 · answered by waker_me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
so ... someone said something that sounded ignorant, and you're wondering if they were, in fact, just being ignorant?
Luke, trust your feelings. you know it to be true.
2007-06-06 19:52:24 · answer #6 · answered by hot.turkey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it's true.
I mean, I've certainly never heard that before.
2007-06-06 19:52:46 · answer #7 · answered by Ajsansker 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I didn't know that it made a difference..?!
2007-06-06 21:09:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
let me get on an elevator (lift) to my apartment (flat)..no maybe take a drive in the lorre (truck)...i'll get back to you,,,
2007-06-06 19:52:07 · answer #9 · answered by Lefty 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
different mouth different words.
2007-06-06 20:06:49 · answer #10 · answered by Oh My God! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋