2007-11-08 07:45:36 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
Sorry, I'm American.. so I was referring to those of you that are NOT American...
Nice name calling btw.
2007-11-08 07:49:38 · update #1
They've not added it. We've subtracted from the spellings we use in our counrty.
the ONLY one *I* find annoying amongst theirs is "vacuuuuuum."
2007-11-08 07:51:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
I think it's kind of cool, really. I don't have a problem with it, because, when you think about it, the language here in the states is woefully lacking in correctness.
Whatever caused some words to become altered here is something that can't be blamed on anybody but ourselves.
Besides, when you read a question or see an answer, you can get a clue where they are from by the spelling.. LOL.
2007-11-08 08:11:30 · answer #2 · answered by Gnome 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm American and we are the ones that got it wrong. The "U" should be there in the first place. The English language is deteriorating and too many slangs are being added to the dictionary that the correct way of spelling and pronouncing words are diminishing.
2007-11-08 08:00:49 · answer #3 · answered by Here kitty kitty 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
I'm American and I add that "u". I love that "u". I used to get marked on papers for spelling that way. What drives me nuts is reading and seeing tire spelled "tyre" and an "s" where Americans use a "z".
We say we speak English but we obviously speak American. Although for the sake of arguement, some of these words came into existence when America was already here for almost a century, and they were invented here. So why the change in spelling?
2007-11-08 07:54:13 · answer #4 · answered by siobhann1013 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
We just don't have time to add the u when it really isn't necessary! So we changed a few things, big deal! It comes with revolution and new ideas.
2007-11-08 18:46:20 · answer #5 · answered by dizzkat 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think the extra U adds a touch of class that we would do well to adopt. Kind of a French flavor...
2007-11-08 07:59:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
What is your favourite Colour? Yeah.. I dont know, but canadians do it too.
2007-11-08 08:19:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I've notcied that sometimes they spell the word color like "colour" and the word favorite like "favourite". It drives my crazy.
2007-11-08 07:54:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
Americans are to lazy to write another letter. so colour becomes color, and Favourite becomes favorite. and were not from across a pond.
2007-11-08 07:54:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋
There's a nut house on the other side of that pond
2007-11-08 07:48:38 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 4⤋