Why can't people spell colour correct!!!?????

[Koolaid]

Just a little rant....but I get so annoyed when people can't put the u in colour. We are Canadian, not American. That is all...

[Natalka]

Totally agree - one on my long list of bugaboos for proper spelling, grammar, etc.

[Tbites]

In your honor, I'll do you the favor to spell color as colour.... hopefully it won't be too labor intensive but if I forget I hope you won't harbor any resentment... as the Song Lady, I know you can see the humor of it all.

It's still early... think I'll go savor some yogurt/yogourt/yoghurt.... any flavor

[DaveP]

I tend to use the American spellings for words as I've often been part of forums that include many Americans. Plus it's shorter, and I'm terribly lazy by nature.

So no offense to anyone if I spell words like this: color, flavor, odor, rumor, neighbor, labor etc., I'm still Canadian. Z is Zed! (Well actually I worked at a call center fielding calls from Americans and always said zee for them when spelling words out. Also learned how to say about instead of aboot! Lol, kidding on the last part. I still say aboot. )

[Natalka]

i tend to use the american spellings for words as i've often been part of forums that include many americans. Plus it's shorter, and i'm terribly lazy by nature.

So no offense to anyone if i spell words like this: Color, flavor, odor, rumor, neighbor, labor etc., i'm still canadian. Z is zed! (well actually i worked at a call center fielding calls from americans and always said zee for them when spelling words out. Also learned how to say about instead of aboot! Lol, kidding on the last part. I still say aboot. :p)

oy!

[K8's Fate]

Here's a list of a few others (I borrowed). I'm sure there are many more though.

Cheque (check) is one of my pet peeves!



Canada United States
acknowledgement acknowledgment
amoeba ameba
analyse analyze
arbour arbor
axe ax
barrelled barreled
behaviour behavior
brunette brunet
calibre caliber
catalogue catalog
cancelled canceled
candour candor
centre center
centimetre centimeter
cheque check
colour color
clamour clamor
crystalline crystaline
crueller cruelest
crystallize crystalize
defence defense
dialogue dialog
favour favor
favourite favorite
fervour fervor
fibre fiber
flavour flavor
fuelled fueled
funnelled funneled
gauge gage
grey gray
gruelling grueling
harbour harbor
honour honor
humour humor
jeweller jeweler
instalment installment
imperilled imperiled
kilometre kilometer
labour labor
labelled labeled
labour labor
levelled leveled
licence license
litre liter
louvre louver
lustre luster
macabre macaber
manoeuvre maneuver
marvellous marvelous
matte matt
medallist medalist
meagre meager
metre meter
millimetre millimeter
mitre miter
modelled modeled
mould mold
moult molt
moustache mustache
neighbour neighbor
paean pean
paleolothic palaeolothic
panelled/panelling paneled/paneling
parlour parlor
practice (n) practise(v) practice (n/v)
pummelled pummeled
pyjamas pajamas
odour odor
rancour rancor
raquet racket
reconnoitre reconnoiter
saleable salable
savour savor
sceptre scepter
smoulder smolder
sombre somber
sulphate sulfate
sulphur sulfur
tonne ton
totalled totaled
tranquillize tranquilize
tumour tumor
traveller traveler
tunnelled tunneled
theatre theater
vice vise
valour valor
vapour vapor
vigour vigor
worshipped worshiped

[littlegoogi]

I tend to use the American spellings for words as I've often been part of forums that include many Americans. Plus it's shorter, and I'm terribly lazy by nature.

So no offense to anyone if I spell words like this: color, flavor, odor, rumor, neighbor, labor etc., I'm still Canadian. Z is Zed! (Well actually I worked at a call center fielding calls from Americans and always said zee for them when spelling words out. Also learned how to say about instead of aboot! Lol, kidding on the last part. I still say aboot. )

Love this! I used to work for a company state side as well and that always got me busted aboot. Lol I tend to use their spelling and sometimes I even caught my self talking with and accent. LMAO

[JadeDragon]

In your honor, I'll do you the favor to spell color as colour.... hopefully it won't be too labor intensive but if I forget I hope you won't harbor any resentment... as the Song Lady, I know you can see the humor of it all.

It's still early... think I'll go savor some yogurt/yogourt/yoghurt.... any flavor

Props to you!

[screamy]

I always use "colour"....I totally get it! (but...I have to say...the thread title should be "why can't people spell colour correctly" )

[sweetnlow30]

Spelling and grammar drive me nuts too. I swear we are slowly become Americanized. I want no part of that
The three "there" spellings and the your - you're mix ups drive me batty. When texting language is used to write forum paragraphs (aside from LOL) or short forms are used like frig for fridge, it just looks lazy. Ok I will climb off my soap box and declare my little rant over haha.

[thriftygranny]

This is a pet peave if mine too!! I have two more as well, why do people pronounce the word coupon --cuepon? Makes me crazy.

The one that makes me the craziest is when people say they seen a great deal. No, no you did not. You saw a great deal, maybe you have seen a great deal, but you didn"t seen a great deal.

LOL could go away forever too. Is it that hard to say holy crappers that was funny?

That feels better now I can start my day!!!!!!!

[sweetnlow30]

Haha, my husband says "cuepon" all the time. I just want to smack him upside the head for it, in a loving way of course

This is a pet peave if mine too!! I have two more as well, why do people pronounce the word coupon --cuepon? Makes me crazy
but this one makes me the craziest when people say they seen a great deal. No, no you did not. You saw a great deal, maybe you have seen a great deal, but you didn"t seen a great deal.

That feels better now I can start my day!!!!!!!

[thriftygranny]

I always use "colour"....I totally get it! (but...I have to say...the thread title should be "why can't people spell colour correctly" )

Oh ,you are sharp for this early in the morning!!!! Nice catch.

[DaveP]

Here's a question for all y'all (<-- can you get more American than that?), do you pronounce 'herb' as herb (including the h sound) or as 'erb?

(I'm with Eddie Izzard on this one btw. )

[VeeVee]

I work for a Japanese firm which is based out of LA and we are a small devison of that Japanese LA based company so all my correspondence is with Americans, we deal with the LA office on a daily basis so if I were to write emails using the Canadian words they would probably wonder why I was hired when I can't spell lol