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

[PayNSprayBandit]

You are defending a language that is just a cheap rip-off of the original, are Americans so desperate for individuality that they MUST have these differences?

Elephants have a TRUNK

Cars have a BOOT

Don't worry... there wont be another invasion of red coats if we find you speaking the language correctly...

Seriously? "Cars have a BOOT"? I have never even heard that before.

 

[Fightgarr]

British, because I'm Canadian. Yay Canada! And NO! WE DO NOT LIVE IN IGLOOS

Literally no one here as ever thought that. We don't need to legitimize ourselves as a country.

 

[PayNSprayBandit]

It depends, I use theater over theatre, but through more than thru.
And I think it says something that as I type this I can see that Firefox's spell check agrees with me.

Your serious? They tried to replace "Through" with "Thru"....

p.s. found some more

Mobile phone not cell phone
Muffin not cup cake XD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IzDbNFDdP4

 

[painfull2006]

You are defending a language that is just a cheap rip-off of the original, are Americans so desperate for individuality that they MUST have these differences?

Elephants have a TRUNK

Cars have a BOOT

Don't worry... there wont be another invasion of red coats if we find you speaking the language correctly...

Seriously? "Cars have a BOOT"? I have never even heard that before.

In all honestly its dying out, I find it a very old word, but google car boot and it will come up with car boot sale (usually where old people sell antiques :S)

but seriously, how did Trunk turn into a car storage facility :S

 

[GyroCaptain]

I often use whichever is most contrary, so both depending on situation.

On the spelling of aluminum, the gist IIRC is that the spelling was changed to 'aluminium' by some twatblanket in the press to better harmonize with recent discoveries such as uranium and so on. This was completely ignoring the existence of 'plumbum', 'aurum', and 'hydrargyrum', which all end perfectly happily with UM as aluminum was meant to be. Fuck you, nameless Brit in the past.

 

[PayNSprayBandit]

You are defending a language that is just a cheap rip-off of the original, are Americans so desperate for individuality that they MUST have these differences?

Elephants have a TRUNK

Cars have a BOOT

Don't worry... there wont be another invasion of red coats if we find you speaking the language correctly...

Seriously? "Cars have a BOOT"? I have never even heard that before.

In all honestly its dying out, I find it a very old word, but google car boot and it will come up with car boot sale (usually where old people sell antiques :S)

but seriously, how did Trunk turn into a car storage facility :S

Oh, I did. I was most surprised. And WRT "How?", I have no idea.

 

[Anarchemitis]

Colour
Tire
(All-oo-minn-umm)Aluminum, because British pronounciation would require it to be spelled Aluminium.

 

[cartooner2008]

Muffin not cup cake XD

We actually do use the term muffin.

 

[painfull2006]

Muffin not cup cake XD

We actually do use the term muffin.

Just in the wrong context I think?

 

[cainx10a]

I don't care which you use, since I can understand it.

I do hate, though, bastardized English on the Internet. Like "ur" and "teh" being intentionally used in place of "your" and "the."

STOP FUCKING WITH THE LANGAUGE - IT'S ALREADY BASTARDIZED ENOUGH.

The more I think about the English language in general, the more I believe it's about time to drop the "English" name, and call it Basic (o.o Star Wars). Since it's supposed to be the universal language, and the language of commerce, why not use a simplified version of English, so that communication can be made easier.

 

[sokka14]

It's called "English". Not "British English". Jesus Christ.

The Americans can have their little changes if they're too stupid to learn to spell it PROPERLY.
Oh, and... STOP ADDING ZEDS TO EVERYTHING!!
argh

 

[THEMANWHOIS]

American English. Get rid of all those u's everywhere. Not to mention the letter "z": come on, it's "zee-bra" not "zeh-bra". And cars have "tires" not "tyres".

 

[reyttm4]

I would have to go for British English just because I am British

 

[WittyName]

British. Because I'm British.

 

[painfull2006]

American English. Get rid of all those u's everywhere. Not to mention the letter "z": come on, it's "zee-bra" not "zeh-bra". And cars have "tires" not "tyres".

Its zeh-bra you tool

you cant just re name an animal....

 

[internutt]

Real English. The spelling makes sense. Americanisms were the first step to text speak. Its just lazy.

 

[Xaositect]

Since our country is the home of the language, I think it should be obvious our way is the true way. Not that I mind people using and preferring American tweaks to our language of course, just them passing it off somehow as being as legitimate as the English language being used by English people in England.

That is my vote for real English in case you missed it.

(Sorry, just thought I would take that tone because I know how overly patriotic and xenophobic some yanks can be....)

 

[sneak_copter]

For god's sake.

To the Americans:

It's spelt Sulphur. Not Sulfur.
Please stop changing the language.

 

[A Random Player]

I liek teh American English!

Although I have more respect for people that use British spelling.

 

[PersianLlama]

FOR GOD'S SAKE.
THIS IS MY ONE CHANCE TO SAY IT:

IT'S SULPHUR. NOT SULFUR.

GET. IT. RIGHT.

The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry begs to differ. (Just ctrl-F "Sulfur" in the link below and it'll come up, or Wikipedia it if you must).

http://www.rsc.org/delivery/_ArticleLinking/DisplayArticleForFree.cfm?doi=JM99101FP055&JournalCode=JM

That being said, if I remember correctly Aluminium is the preferred spelling by the IUPAC.

Caesium is also another spelling preferred by the IUPAC on the British side.