Colour and color Page 2

Started by White Raven January 26th, 2014 12:30 AM
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What spelling standard do you use?

Demon Wolf

American Wolf

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Posted January 19th, 2018
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I spell it color its because im American n proud to support my country even though the government lately I disagree with my government on some topics but still my country to live in :)
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Canada
Seen June 24th, 2021
Posted November 14th, 2019
376 posts
9.9 Years
Now that I think about it, I spelt it 'colour', unless I'm quoting someone, a title of something, etc.

Brendino

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8,567 posts
13.5 Years
The Canadian way, for obvious reasons. And I honestly have no preference either, since I'll write or type it color/colour at almost a 50-50 split. One thing I do notice though, is that if I'm conversing with an American, I'll use the American spelling more often than not, otherwise I'll use the British spelling for everyone else.
Age 30
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Seen October 5th, 2015
Posted February 20th, 2015
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9.6 Years
Color
Because 'Murica

First of all, color is a Latin word, not English.

The original Latin spelling is color, the French added a 'u', the British copied the French, Americans copied Latin. A lot of American government-related phrases and mottos are in Latin.
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Age 26
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Arizona
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14.1 Years
I spell it color, but I don't have any objections to it being spelt colour. I actually think it looks slightly better that way.
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Razgriz

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Well, I've been taught the british way, so all the words and ways of saying things are the british ones :)
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Ivysaur

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Age 32
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Madrid, Europe
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16.2 Years
As a Spaniard, I was taught British spelling/words because the UK is 1h30m away from my country instead of 17 hours by aeroplane :P

I'll be okay with your spelling as long as you don't tell me to take away my u's. Then I'll rage. A lot.

Fernbutter

Murder is the way.

Male
The depths of the internet
Seen June 10th, 2017
Posted June 2nd, 2014
821 posts
9.4 Years
I prefer using COLOUR but I don't really think it matter so much that it would just end up causing a world calamity and the apocalypse of the entire universe over ONE EXTRA LETTER.

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Hikamaru

Age 30
Female
Australia
Seen January 24th, 2019
Posted September 4th, 2018
50,214 posts
12.2 Years
I'm in Australia and they use the British spellings, so yeah it's colour in my case. I may use the American spelling if I am conversing with members from the US, so yeah all depends.
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zakisrage

In the trunk on Highway 10

Age 27
Male
Newcastle, NSW, Australia
Seen November 16th, 2016
Posted November 16th, 2016
500 posts
9.8 Years
I try to stick to the Commonwealth spelling since I'm Australian, but I occasionally use American spellings of words. Then again, English is not my first language, and my family isn't from the UK, so I don't really feel the need to favour British spellings.

Corvus of the Black Night

Wild Duck Pokémon

Age 30
Non-binary
With the Birds
Seen January 9th, 2015
Posted January 9th, 2015
3,416 posts
14.3 Years
I spell it colour because that's how my family spelled it, as well as many sites that I frequented on my youth.