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alexwcovington (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-18-03 07:55 PM Original message |
Poll question: Color or Colour? |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-18-03 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
1. Colour is the British spelling. |
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alexwcovington (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-18-03 08:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Everywhere but the US adds the u |
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Holly (306 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-18-03 08:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. It's the |
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Holly (306 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-18-03 07:59 PM Response to Original message |
2. Colour |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-18-03 08:44 PM Response to Reply #2 |
18. Hi Holly |
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GainesT1958 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-18-03 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
5. Some of those "English Us (yuuus) have their proper place... |
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Droopy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-18-03 08:00 PM Response to Original message |
6. Behaviour or behavior........saviour or savior |
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Padraig18 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-18-03 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
7. It depends on whether we're writng English or American. |
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La_Serpiente (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-18-03 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
8. Center or centre |
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mrfrapp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-18-03 08:21 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. Potatoe or Potato? |
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SmileyBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-18-03 08:53 PM Response to Reply #8 |
23. In ND, we NEVER use "theater". It's always "theatre". |
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VOX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-18-03 08:09 PM Response to Original message |
9. Seems like a bit of an affectation for 'Murikans to spell like Brits... |
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TexasMexican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-18-03 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
10. I prefer it in spanish. |
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mlawson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-18-03 08:14 PM Response to Original message |
11. In grad school I got in a big fight with a prof over this. |
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Interrobang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-18-03 08:45 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. Oooh, I'd better watch out for that... |
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SiobhanClancy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-18-03 10:28 PM Response to Reply #11 |
24. My English prof told me that it is perfectly correct ... |
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kixot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-18-03 08:16 PM Response to Original message |
12. Any Colour You Like? |
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RandomUser (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-18-03 08:22 PM Response to Reply #12 |
15. I like the ones you can't see |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-18-03 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
13. bwhahaah Canada spellings! |
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SmileyBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-18-03 08:51 PM Response to Reply #13 |
22. I thought that was "realise" and "moralise"??? |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-18-03 08:22 PM Response to Original message |
16. And I'll hit you with a lorry tyre and throw your bum down the lift shaft. |
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HEyHEY (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-18-03 08:25 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. isn't it "lorrie" |
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BiggJawn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-18-03 10:32 PM Response to Reply #17 |
25. No, I think "lorrie" was the guy who played "Mr. Moto" in the movies... |
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freeforall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-18-03 08:49 PM Response to Original message |
20. Colour in Canada! |
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SmileyBoy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-18-03 08:50 PM Response to Original message |
21. Where I'm from, you could use either spelling. |
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onebigbadwulf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-18-03 10:43 PM Response to Original message |
26. Colour, I'm ashamed to be an American right now |
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