Re: British vs. American spelling
Originally Posted by Rete
(Post 12938908)
Why would there be an additional 's' in the focussed?
Wikipedia outlines the case both ways: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Americ...led_consonants
Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing
(Post 12938916)
I also didn't know the difference in usage inverted commas was a thing. I just always always that double inverted commas was for speech, and single for everything else. I guess I fluked that one ...
The coworker who used to sit next to me was not a native English speaker and had a Chicago Manual of Style on her desk. She would happily look up such things any time I cursed at the pedants' pedantic emailing. Cursed very professionally, obviously :lol: |
Re: British vs. American spelling
Originally Posted by spouse of scouse
(Post 12938804)
I'm never sure if the British found a 'u' or the US lost one. Australians use British English so I'm keeping it anyway.
favour/favor humour/humor neighbour/neighbor The US also sorted out 'aluminum'. But there does seem an issue with the 'nucular' option. |
Re: British vs. American spelling
Originally Posted by sid nv
(Post 12938965)
I think there was an effort at some point in the US to remove superfluous 'u's. Much as I hate to admit it, I think the US got it right.
The US also sorted out 'aluminum'. But there does seem an issue with the 'nucular' option. https://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophen...tish-spellings "Seeking to wrest control of the language from the British ruling classes, Noah wrote three books that aimed to make a tidy pile of that mess we were talking about. One on grammar, one on reading, and one on spelling. His first—originally titled The First Part of the Grammatical Institute of the English Language, then The American Spelling Book, then The Elementary Spelling Book—became the standard text book from which American teachers taught spelling for 100 years, and it was from reprints and reissues of that original text that Noah began to subtly refine words, spelling them according to how they sound." |
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Re: British vs. American spelling
Originally Posted by spouse of scouse
(Post 12938804)
I'm never sure if the British found a 'u' or the US lost one. Australians use British English so I'm keeping it anyway.
favour/favor humour/humor neighbour/neighbor |
Re: British vs. American spelling
Odd words are yogurt and yoghurt, ax and axe, Phillip and Allison vs Philip and Alison, whiskey and whisky, judgment and judgement, hard to keep it all straight. Like porridge and oatmeal. LOL.
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Re: British vs. American spelling
Originally Posted by Mallory
(Post 12939660)
whiskey and whisky
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Re: British vs. American spelling
faucet / tap. Old Speckled Hen on faucet just doesn't work.
Obviously froggie spelling is out of the question, so 'tap' it is. |
Re: British vs. American spelling
Originally Posted by sid nv
(Post 12939701)
faucet / tap. Old Speckled Hen on faucet just doesn't work.
Obviously froggie spelling is out of the question, so 'tap' it is. |
Re: British vs. American spelling
Originally Posted by Mallory
(Post 12939660)
Odd words are yogurt and yoghurt, ax and axe, Phillip and Allison vs Philip and Alison, whiskey and whisky, judgment and judgement, hard to keep it all straight. Like porridge and oatmeal. LOL.
Whiskey = refers to Irish whiskey, Bourbon, or Rye I think that's the same on both sides of the Atlantic, but don't quote me. |
Re: British vs. American spelling
Originally Posted by Lion in Winter
(Post 12939844)
don't quote me.
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Re: British vs. American spelling
Originally Posted by sid nv
(Post 12939701)
faucet / tap. Old Speckled Hen on faucet just doesn't work.
Obviously froggie spelling is out of the question, so 'tap' it is. Don't ask for a pot plant in the garden center. Don't ask for a rubber during your math class. |
Re: British vs. American spelling
[QUOTE=retzie;12938961]I only learnt that one quite recently. /QUOTE]
We've just learned you recently learnt it. Now we're all quite learned (not "learnt") vive la diférence.... |
Re: British vs. American spelling
Originally Posted by lizzyq
(Post 12939902)
Don't ask for a joint at the meat counter.
Don't ask for a pot plant in the garden center. Don't ask for a rubber during your math class. |
Re: British vs. American spelling
So BC Liquor store uses Whiskey for American, Whisky for Scotch, Whiskey for Bourbon, Whisky for Canadian, Whiskey for Irish, and Whisky for all other countries.
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