Poll: English or American spelling?

[j0z]

I normally use American, since I am, but I sometimes use british spellings, like "meter/metre" and sometimes even "colour"

 

[Lynx]

American. Because I go for the American when I speak as well.

 

[Sparrow]

Neither. I have enough faith I spelled things correctly. I make mistakes, but it looks nice enough that errors are not usually noticed.
And I hate the english style because advocates of it seem to have a prickness about them.
Being proud and all is fine, but to act like you are better for adding a pointless u makes you come off as one of our Republican 'patriots' who freak cause Obama did not wear a flag pin.

Smart.

No sorry, I'm mixing up smart and "That really wasn't smart".

"I hate a language because those people hate the way I do it" is quite possibly THE WORST excuse ever. Atleast British people have the right to say that they had it first. Honestly, there is no way the UK can't be in the right.

 

[NeutralDrow]

So...three categories of answers here:

"I use English spelling because it's what I grew up with."
"I use American spelling because it's what I grew up with."
"I use English spelling because I fit the British stereotype for pompous jackassery."

Just like last time. God damn, I hate it when I'm right, sometimes...

Surely 'American' doesn't count as a language?

Of course not. It's English. "American" is just a large collection of dialects of the people living within the United States. Just like there is no "British" language, because the dialect changes every time you cross a river.

 

[LewsTherin]

Canadian. I find it ironic that the "British" spelling would use the French "ou" and "re".

 

[Sir Toaster]

English, and I hate the term "British English". It's just English, and then there are other dialects, like American, Australian and Canadian.

Quick question to any British people reading this: Does it matter if we call your country England, Great Britain, or the United Kingdom? I know that G.B. technically refers to England and Scotland, and U.K. refers to England, Scotland, and Ireland, but since they have been used interchangably (especially in America), should one be used over the others?

You "know" this? Do you "know" something about Wales that others don't? Because I'm pretty sure it's part of Great Britain and the UK.

PRINCIPALITY

 

[Micklet]

Its rather a moot point, because english is a melding of quite a few different langauges, latin, german, gaeilge, slavic...we wont get into why (roman empire) but its already the most illogical and irregular language in the world, the fact that there is a very slightly different version of it out there makes little or no difference to me because it reads the same.

 

[Finnboghi]

CANADIAN, BITCHES!

But seriously, OSX checks spelling in everything you type, and it just uses your default language.

Thus, I'm not entirely sure what it uses.

 

[DoctorWhat]

English. I was broought up that way, and that's how I'll stay. However, I have found myself drifting towards pronouncing the letter Z "Zee" instead of "Zed"

 

[civver]

british because that's the correct way to spell the words, it's called english not american

Haha, linguistic prescriptivism. Who needs words like "genome" anyway?

Personally, I don't care which. I have both forms in my spellcheck dictionary. Doesn't really matter to other people (in my experience) which one I use. If asked for a preference, I prefer American. Less superfluous letters.

 

[The Infamous Scamola]

I like both, predominantly English.

 

[Lukeje]

English, and I hate the term "British English". It's just English, and then there are other dialects, like American, Australian and Canadian.

Quick question to any British people reading this: Does it matter if we call your country England, Great Britain, or the United Kingdom? I know that G.B. technically refers to England and Scotland, and U.K. refers to England, Scotland, and Ireland, but since they have been used interchangably (especially in America), should one be used over the others?

You "know" this? Do you "know" something about Wales that others don't? Because I'm pretty sure it's part of Great Britain and the UK.

PRINCIPALITY

Llywelyn the Great founded the Principality of Wales in 1216. Just over a hundred years after the Edwardian Conquest, Owain Glyndŵr briefly restored independence in the early 15th century, to what was to become modern Wales. Traditionally the British Royal Family have bestowed the courtesy title of 'Prince of Wales' upon the heir apparent of the reigning monarch. Wales is sometimes referred to as the 'Principality of Wales', or just the 'principality', although this has no modern geographical or constitutional basis.

...i.e. it is a separate country, and the title is just something we humour the Royals with.

 

[pompom8volt]

This is probably going to sound ignorant but i didn't realize there was a difference. I suppose that means i use American.

 

[Nazulu]

Colour person right here!

 

[Panzer_God]

Mine's American because my teachers count the British spellings as wrong. (also I don't know how to change it)

 

[Panzer_God]

Quick question to any British people reading this: Does it matter if we call your country England, Great Britain, or the United Kingdom? I know that G.B. technically refers to England and Scotland, and U.K. refers to England, Scotland, and Ireland, but since they have been used interchangably (especially in America), should one be used over the others?

Well if you are refering to the country of england, you use england. If you are refering to the British Isles, it's Great Britan. If you're refering to every province owned by Great Britan then you use United Kingdom.

 

[willsham45]

As a brit I spell the english way...being dyslexic I also spell it my way that may or maynot be either