The Spelling & Grammar Thread

[Shuff264]

Color and colour are different spellings of the same word. Color is the preferred spelling in American English, and colour is preferred in all other main varieties of English. The distinction extends to all derivatives of the word. Colored, coloring, colorer, colorful, and discolor are the U.S. spellings, and coloured, colouring, colourer, colourful, and discolour are preferred outside the U.S.

 

THere both correct.

 

_{colour is more correct.}

[Albert]

I teach English.. No lie..

 

And color is correct.. What's your problem?

 

 

 

Well, that remark was just a throwback.. But you're right, both are correct.. That's a fact.

If we're just going by fact, then anything a native speaker says or writes is correct so long as it is understood by other native speakers.

[Day]

Color and [/size]colour are different spellings of the same word. [/size]Color is the preferred spelling in American English, and [/size]colour is preferred in all other main varieties of English. The distinction extends to all derivatives of the word. [/size]Colored, [/size]coloring, [/size]colorer, [/size]colorful, and [/size]discolor are the U.S. spellings, and [/size]coloured, [/size]colouring, [/size]colourer, [/size]colourful, and [/size]discolour are preferred outside the U.S.[/size]

 

THere both correct.

 

_{colour is more correct.}

*They're

[Albert]

Color and [/size]colour are different spellings of the same word. [/size]Color is the preferred spelling in American English, and [/size]colour is preferred in all other main varieties of English. The distinction extends to all derivatives of the word. [/size]Colored, [/size]coloring, [/size]colorer, [/size]colorful, and [/size]discolor are the U.S. spellings, and [/size]coloured, [/size]colouring, [/size]colourer, [/size]colourful, and [/size]discolour are preferred outside the U.S.[/size]

 

THere both correct.

 

_{[size=1]colour is more correct.[/size]}

They're, both correct. 'They're', as in they are. 'There' makes no sense in this context.

Capitals also go at the start of words, not the middle of them.

[mozza]

is it 'ass hole' ..or 'arse hole' ?

 

genuine question , no disrespect to anyone..

[-JW-]

[belper.dcfc]

Its dark outside

[Albert]

is it 'ass hole' ..or 'arse hole' ?

 

genuine question , no disrespect to anyone..

An ass is a donkey. It can mean arse in American English, but this is a case where it can actually be considered wrong, at least in British English, as it can lead to confusion.

So it should be arse hole, as in; "I'm being an arse hole".

[Bris Vegas]

I never claimed to speak the lingo correctly. Just claimed that the website I copied that from was....

 

 

Ellipsis should be 3 dots, not 4.

 

He also forgot that the verb claim needs a pronoun.

[Albert]

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[CornwallRam]

Colour is the English term

Color is the American term

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Color is the original English spelling

 

Most American versions are older than the accepted British versions - the USA is more conservative linguistically, as in most other things, so their version of English tends to be a quaint snapshot of the language from about 1775. British English has continued to develop and renew itself, making the idea of 'correct English' somewhat anachronistic.

[Albert]

He also forgot that the verb claim needs a pronoun.

Refer back to: "Anything a native speaker says or writes that is understandable to another native speaking is technically correct". 4 dots could mean anything, using 'there' instead of 'there' can lead to genuine confusion. Grammatical rules as such in English are an invented construct however, and so long as words aren't used poorly in ways that can lead to confusion, then it is technically correct.

[Bris Vegas]

Color is the original English spelling

 

Most American versions are older than the accepted British versions - the USA is more conservative linguistically, as in most other things, so their version of English tends to be a quaint snapshot of the language from about 1775. British English has continued to develop and renew itself, making the idea of 'correct English' somewhat anachronistic.

 

In your face Biffy

[Scott129]

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Even Johnny's frustrated with this conversation.

[Alph]

Do you mean colour? From the little I've read on this forum, it really seems as though the schools of County are failing you people. Your spelling is atrocious!

Oooooooooooooooooooooooh.

You cut to the bone man. To the bone

[Albert]

Color is the original English spelling

 

Most American versions are older than the accepted British versions - the USA is more conservative linguistically, as in most other things, so their version of English tends to be a quaint snapshot of the language from about 1775. British English has continued to develop and renew itself, making the idea of 'correct English' somewhat anachronistic.

In this case it's a hairy one. It originally came into the language as color and colur, but became colour later. Both color and colour were used around the time of the Declaration of Independence, but colour was still favoured in Britain. To sum up a long story, colour has been the correct way of writing it since before standardised spelling, and America just happened to use color, which was technically a newer spelling (derived from colour).

[Alph]

Ellipsis should be 3 dots, not 4.

Think my auntie has that. Flashing lights on TV can bring on fits......

[Alph]

The fact is we are on an English website where colour is correct. If we were on an American website Color is correct. Bris wants to make a point because he, although English by birth, is fiercely proud to be outside the UK and better off for it (in his opinion). That's why amongst other things he persistently uses the $ sign rather than the £ sign.

 

He also likes to be the centre of attention. Notice how we are talking about him not the topic.

The ipad/phone nearly always Americanise words.

[The Scarlet Pimpernel]

The ipad/phone nearly always Americanise words.

 Why do you think that is?

[SuperSheep]

Oooooooooooooooooooooooh.

You cut to the bone man. To the bone

well you have to. I mean, why be nice; and let people speak their own lingo god forbid them visiting ANY Scottish forum. All these bloody grammar Nazi's will probably kill themselves.