Color or Colour?

[alexwcovington]

Do DUers prefer the American or International spelling of the word?

Cast your vote and help us find out!

[RebelOne]

1. Colour is the British spelling.

[alexwcovington]

3. Everywhere but the US adds the u

except certain non-English speaking nations where American English is predominantly taught... maybe Japan and Mexico...

[Holly]

4. It's the

Canadian way as well.

[Holly]

2. Colour

any other way just seems wrong.

[Swede]

18. Hi Holly

Yes colour is the way. How's it going,havn't seen you post for awhile.

[GainesT1958]

5. Some of those "English Us (yuuus) have their proper place...

Some, like the one they put in "color", are kind of superfluous.

On the other hand, the one they use in "neighbour", and in "behaviour", seem to "fit' pretty well.

B-)

[Droopy]

6. Behaviour or behavior........saviour or savior

[Padraig18]

7. It depends on whether we're writng English or American.

:P

[La_Serpiente]

8. Center or centre

Theatre or Theater.

Morning or Mourning?

[mrfrapp]

14. Potatoe or Potato?

Compulsary Quayle joke.

[SmileyBoy]

23. In ND, we NEVER use "theater". It's always "theatre".

I was reading an article about historic theatres in Notrth Dakota posted in the architecture office at my campus, and they always spelled it "theatre".

[VOX]

9. Seems like a bit of an affectation for 'Murikans to spell like Brits...

Interestingly, neo-confederates prefer to use British spellings, also, as many of the documents from the Civil War era employ them.

I don't know, but if some Yank with no Brit connections is spelling words like "neighbour" and "colour" and "tyre" and "pyjamas" and "privatize," well, I'd wonder what the deal was.

Exception -- SOteric can use all the British spellings she desires. She writes so beautifully, I don't care! :hi:

[TexasMexican]

10. I prefer it in spanish.

color

[mlawson]

11. In grad school I got in a big fight with a prof over this.

In a term paper, I spelled 'favor' as 'favour'. She counted several points off, and we went at it. Pointing out that this was the Oxford English version, I maintained that it was a valid variation. No slack.

I would never count off for that on term papers I grade, obviously.

[Interrobang]

19. Oooh, I'd better watch out for that...

Hypothetically speaking, I might find my Canadian self in an American grad school someday. If they give me shit for my point-correct (and patriotic) Canadian spelling, I might just get a little upset. I mean, I *can* spell American standard, if I want to, but most of the time, *I don't want to!* It's my shibboleth, and I like it!

[SiobhanClancy]

24. My English prof told me that it is perfectly correct ...

to use the Oxford English spelling of words,as long as you do it consistantly.

[kixot]

12. Any Colour You Like?

[RandomUser]

15. I like the ones you can't see

The ones on the sides of the rainbow. Infrared and Ultraviolet are cool B-)

[HEyHEY]

13. bwhahaah Canada spellings!

Centre
Colour
Travelling
Realize
Harbour
Neighbour
Moralize

[SmileyBoy]

22. I thought that was "realise" and "moralise"???

:shrug:

[BiggJawn]

16. And I'll hit you with a lorry tyre and throw your bum down the lift shaft.

if you don't agree with me....

[HEyHEY]

17. isn't it "lorrie"

Just curious
Wouldn't want you to sound like a tosser

[BiggJawn]

25. No, I think "lorrie" was the guy who played "Mr. Moto" in the movies...

Then the creepy parts when he gpot old and creepy "Yesssssss, Massssster...."
He would have made a passable Smeagol...

[freeforall]

20. Colour in Canada!

.

[SmileyBoy]

21. Where I'm from, you could use either spelling.

I'm 160 miles from the Canadian border, and there's some Manitoban influence here.

[onebigbadwulf]

26. Colour, I'm ashamed to be an American right now

and that gives people the impression I'm actually from a sophisticated place.