Poll: Do you prefer American English spelling or British English spelling?

[iamnotincompliance]

This is a computer the last time i checked, im writing to people who don't care i the least about spelling, so why SHOULD i fix it?

Well, when the question being asked is about spelling, and your on one of the rare forums where a number of people do indeed care about that, one would think you'd at least try. Apparently not. I'm typically not one of them, but the above points, compounded with calling Americans "lazy" with regards to English when you yourself don't bother capitalization, punctuation, or entire words in a startling number of places, that, my friend, is a triple threat simply begging for some jackass to call you out and object. In this case, I was that jackass. Under normal circumstances, I would've glossed right over your point without a second thought after seeing that... but damn, man, making your point, the way you did, where you did, I dare say you point got exactly what it deserved.

While I was looking some [a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_language]information[/a] up once again, it turns out that there is no regulating body for the English language, so Webster and I can do whatever we damn well please. I suppose you can too. You already have, and so I leave your quote in all it's glory this time.

 

[mechabrae]

British

1) I'm english
2) This is the RIGHT way to spell it, I believe we were writing before whites were in america writing. Now, don't take this as a flame, but we were in England before anybody found america. So to be fair, our way was the first way.

Ha ha ha, you're funny, and and a bit xenophobic too. Do you read the Daily Mail perchance?

I can't quite understand how you can have a preference, it's all still English...

 

[G1eet]

I like the way the British spell honor (honour). I just think it's a lot cooler than the American version. But for every other word like it (color/colour), I prefer the Americanized form.

This. And armour.
The other "u" additions are immaterial to me.

 

[Archaon6044]

I'll say British English, becaseu i'm British, and it's our language, we made it up, and so everyone who speaks it should speak it the same as us.

also, it might be unfair to ask that question, because there are more Americans out there than there are Brits, so the yanks could win based purely on weight of numbers (even though they are losing now)

 

[painfull2006]

British English is the correct version and the Americans corrupted with bad grammar and spelling mistakes.

Colour not color
Lift not Elevator
Pavement not side walk
Chips not fries
Crisps not chips!

 

[SecretTacoNinja]

British! C-o-l-o-u-r!

This! Because I'm British.

Pip-pip, cheerio!

 

[Trivun]

American English and British English don't actually exist. There is only English, and by default and geography British spelling and pronounciation is always correct, simply because it comes from England. The entire point of English and the reason it is so named is because it is from England, aka part of Britain. That's always been something that gets on my nerves about the USA, their desire to bastardise our language. Otherwise I love the US and know people from America, but the whole 'American English' bull has always pissed me off greatly.

 

[G1eet]

British

1) I'm english
2) This is the RIGHT way to spell it, I believe we were writing before whites were in america writing. Now, don't take this as a flame, but we were in England before anybody found america. So to be fair, our way was the first way.

Ha ha ha, you're funny, and and a bit xenophobic too. Do you read the Daily Mail perchance?

I can't quite understand how you can have a preference, it's all still English...

You know who the real enemy is?

"Ghetto" English- a subspecies of Americanized English.

Or Jamaican English.

 

[garfoldsomeoneelse]

British. I'm American, incidentally, so I don't know when to add the "u" or substitute the "z" for an "s," but I try where I can.

I agree with this.

Also, it's good to have you back, Max.

 

[Archaon6044]

British English is the correct version and the Americans corrupted with bad grammar and spelling mistakes.

Colour not color
Lift not Elevator
Pavement not side walk
Chips not fries
Crisps not chips!

Roundabout not "Traffic Circle"
Boot not Trunk
Armour not Armor
Centre not Center
Sulphur not Sulfer

How can you trust a nation that spells Sulphur with an F?

 

[StarStruckStrumpets]

British

1) I'm english
2) This is the RIGHT way to spell it, I believe we were writing before whites were in america writing. Now, don't take this as a flame, but we were in England before anybody found america. So to be fair, our way was the first way.

Ha ha ha, you're funny, and and a bit xenophobic too. Do you read the Daily Mail perchance?

I can't quite understand how you can have a preference, it's all still English...

I guess I'm a little harsh on this, but...I find the US way just lazy, you take the U's out of everything, and then change words into something else. Like...pavement = Sidewalk...wtf is up with that? Don't gemme wrong I love america, just not their spelling.

 

[McClaud]

American English and British English don't actually exist. There is only English, and by default and geography British spelling and pronounciation is always correct, simply because it comes from England. The entire point of English and the reason it is so named is because it is from England, aka part of Britain. That's always been something that gets on my nerves about the USA, their desire to bastardise our language. Otherwise I love the US and know people from America, but the whole 'American English' bull has always pissed me off greatly.

Just wait until the Chinese start bastardizing the language.

"There no h in honour. It spell onyor, since it pronounce that way."

I guarantee they'll spell things the way they are phonetically pronounced in their accent. And they'll force it on ALL of us - both the US and Britain - because they have more people speaking it than we do.

Sulphur not Sulfer

How can you trust a nation that spells Sulphur with an F?

Actually, you even spelled it wrong in American English. It's SULFUR.

Oh, and I spell it SULPHUR and I'm American. So it's not exactly EVERYONE over here.

I usually spell everything the American way, but I don't critique the British and their spellings (or terms). I usually know what you are saying when you say it.

 

[Trivun]

British. I'm American, incidentally, so I don't know when to add the "u" or substitute the "z" for an "s," but I try where I can.

I agree with this.

Also, it's good to have you back, Max.

British. I'm American, incidentally, so I don't know when to add the "u" or substitute the "z" for an "s," but I try where I can.

Yay, I'm glad to see some Americans who agree with this, as referenced in my earlier point I just think that although the US is great the whole spelling and pronounciation thing is just silly. It's our language originally, after all.

Plus, a big welcome back from me too, Max

 

[Mindex]

British! C-o-l-o-u-r!

AMERICAN! C - o - l - o - r!

 

[Trivun]

American English and British English don't actually exist. There is only English, and by default and geography British spelling and pronounciation is always correct, simply because it comes from England. The entire point of English and the reason it is so named is because it is from England, aka part of Britain. That's always been something that gets on my nerves about the USA, their desire to bastardise our language. Otherwise I love the US and know people from America, but the whole 'American English' bull has always pissed me off greatly.

Just wait until the Chinese start bastardizing the language.

"There no h in honour. It spell onyor, since it pronounce that way."

I guarantee they'll spell things the way they are phonetically pronounced in their accent. And they'll force it on ALL of us - both the US and Britain - because they have more people speaking it than we do.

Haha, if the Chinese want to then they could probably take over the world by sheer force of numbers. We're all doomed, I think.

(note I have no problem with the Chinese save the whole human rights issues and my support of Tibetan freedom, before someone takes this the wrong way and reports or complains about it)

 

[painfull2006]

British English is the correct version and the Americans corrupted with bad grammar and spelling mistakes.

Colour not color
Lift not Elevator
Pavement not side walk
Chips not fries
Crisps not chips!

Roundabout not "Traffic Circle"
Boot not Trunk
Armour not Armor
Centre not Center
Sulphur not Sulfer

How can you trust a nation that spells Sulphur with an F?

EXACTLY!!

I asked for Tuna in America once and the waitress just stared at me, had no idea what it was (English pronunciation suggest you say it Tuner) and after pointing at the menu she finally click and says "Ohhhhh! too-na!" I just thought... no... don't correct her... that means she will be here talking to you for longer

 

[mechabrae]

British

1) I'm english
2) This is the RIGHT way to spell it, I believe we were writing before whites were in america writing. Now, don't take this as a flame, but we were in England before anybody found america. So to be fair, our way was the first way.

Ha ha ha, you're funny, and and a bit xenophobic too. Do you read the Daily Mail perchance?

I can't quite understand how you can have a preference, it's all still English...

I guess I'm a little harsh on this, but...I find the US way just lazy, you take the U's out of everything, and then change words into something else. Like...pavement = Sidewalk...wtf is up with that? Don't gemme wrong I love america, just not their spelling.

Urrm, they do that in the UK too? I still remember the trauma of discovering the bread like product that I had been calling a bap for oh-so-many years was called a batch in some places and a barm in others! A slightly silly example perhaps, but still true.

Dialects are not scary things.

 

[McClaud]

American English and British English don't actually exist. There is only English, and by default and geography British spelling and pronounciation is always correct, simply because it comes from England. The entire point of English and the reason it is so named is because it is from England, aka part of Britain. That's always been something that gets on my nerves about the USA, their desire to bastardise our language. Otherwise I love the US and know people from America, but the whole 'American English' bull has always pissed me off greatly.

Just wait until the Chinese start bastardizing the language.

"There no h in honour. It spell onyor, since it pronounce that way."

I guarantee they'll spell things the way they are phonetically pronounced in their accent. And they'll force it on ALL of us - both the US and Britain - because they have more people speaking it than we do.

Haha, if the Chinese want to then they could probably take over the world by sheer force of numbers. We're all doomed, I think.

(note I have no problem with the Chinese save the whole human rights issues and my support of Tibetan freedom, before someone takes this the wrong way and reports or complains about it)

Man, no offense taken. Although I can't laugh about it. Mostly because I already interact with Chinese programmers, and their e-mails are all phonetically spelled. When I tried to correct a guy that it's computer, not campitor, he said I was wrong because it's not pronounced in the Chinese accent that way. And since it's not pronounced computer in Chinese, it shouldn't be spelled c-o-m-p-u-t-e-r.

We're in for one Hell of a ride in the next decade.