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Color or Colour!??
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 12:12 am
by Squirt
Well this questioon has always begged me. Which one is corect color or colour? There both the same thing but i have 2 friends who each spell it one or the other way and they always argue about which one is right way to spell it.( School is boring nothing else to do)
Which one is it ?
and which one you use?
Re: Color or Colour!??
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 12:13 am
by salmissra
i learned 'colour' back in malaysia
and learned 'color' here in the US.
Re: Color or Colour!??
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 12:16 am
by 0l3n
Ones for English (colour) and the other one is American.
Dono, I usually switch betwen the two.
Re: Color or Colour!??
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 12:43 am
by Midori
It matters which dialect your talking in.
Re: Color or Colour!??
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 12:47 am
by Azilius
I know Canada uses colour along with favourite and many others and it's spelt differently in the US.
Re: Color or Colour!??
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:17 am
by Reise
British English uses more u's in words like colour and armour and favourite. They just can't get with the times.
Re: Color or Colour!??
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:27 am
by Tasdik
I always say Color
Re: Color or Colour!??
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 1:42 am
by Verfo
if u live in usa its color, if u live in any other country it colour
Re: Color or Colour!??
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 2:05 am
by Rainigul
In England and the rest of the world that speaks English, it's colour.
In the US, it's color.
I use color.
Re: Color or Colour!??
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 2:14 am
by DopeX
Sorry but i love my colour, Canada baby
Re: Color or Colour!??
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 2:16 am
by dom
Reise wrote:British English uses more u's in words like colour and armour and favourite. They just can't get with the times.
I think it's the US that can't get with the rest of the world.
I write in Canadian. I use british variants for most spelling. There are certain words (eg: realize) that I spell with a Z
ed, as well as words that I spell with a C instead of an S.
Centre, Colour, Valour, Honour; and Realize, Tranquilize, Practice.
^ I find this to be the most accepted Canadian dialect; but, when I write for a social studies/humanities class, professionally, or formally I use british variants only.
Re: Color or Colour!??
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 2:34 am
by Reise
dom wrote:Reise wrote:British English uses more u's in words like colour and armour and favourite. They just can't get with the times.
I think it's the US that can't get with the rest of the world.
Heh my sarcasm must be hard to detect. Anyway I agree. We should also switch over to metric already.
Re: Color or Colour!??
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 2:37 am
by rek
Well, i live in Australia. So i was taught "colour".
Re: Color or Colour!??
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 3:06 am
by Shynygamie
Re: Color or Colour!??
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 3:46 am
by Tasdik
I'm amazed I never knew that most people in the world say colour not color....crazy
Re: Color or Colour!??
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:00 am
by Burningwolf
color>colour
srsly if your typing why would you want to add the U?
its a waste of time >.>
Re: Color or Colour!??
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:07 am
by dom
Burningwolf wrote:color>colour
srsly if your typing why would you want to add the U?
its a waste of time >.>
It takes less than half a second, and dropping letters in other words makes you look like an idiot. When you write, people can't see your facial expressions or body language; what you write is taken literal and when you write like an idiot you're interpreted as an idiot.
Example:
*Srsly gaiz i noe wut im talkin bout imma collage student
*Seriously guys, I know what i'm talking about; i'm a college student.
Re: Color or Colour!??
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 4:47 am
by TOloseGT
so i was reading sherlock holmes yesterday and in it, the word "plough" came up, and i was like holy shit
Re: Color or Colour!??
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:09 am
by XemnasXD
dom wrote:Burningwolf wrote:color>colour
srsly if your typing why would you want to add the U?
its a waste of time >.>
It takes less than half a second, and dropping letters in other words makes you look like an idiot. When you write, people can't see your facial expressions or body language; what you write is taken literal and when you write like an idiot you're interpreted as an idiot.
Example:
*Srsly gaiz i noe wut im talkin bout imma collage student
*Seriously guys, I know what i'm talking about; i'm a college student.
rofl...you're funny sometimes
btw its color....because we said so.
Re: Color or Colour!??
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:24 am
by ColourBlind
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Re: Color or Colour!??
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:38 am
by /Pi
I use color, but saying colour with an accent on the second syllable is 1337.
Re: Color or Colour!??
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 5:41 am
by rek
They are both the same. If i use american way of spelling on essay papers i would lose marks.
Re: Color or Colour!??
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 7:27 am
by satman83
Well what it comes down to is which came first...and thats colour, the American
spelling (like most American words) has changed over the years and become something
different, something not right.
Re: Color or Colour!??
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 7:42 am
by takolin
I was taught that it's colour.
The teacher would deduct marks if we wrote color in an essay.
Colour FTW, you silly Americans.
Re: Color or Colour!??
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:00 am
by dom
satman83 wrote:Well what it comes down to is which came first...and thats colour, the American
spelling (like most American words) has changed over the years and become something
different, something not right.
So I guess the way the English language has evolved, and common law, is garbage too? Stupid Brits and their liberal systems of language and law. I guess you must be pissed that William the Conqueror fuc
ked with your pure English and turned you into a broken-french speaking pastry.
Re: Color or Colour!??
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:18 am
by Crumpets
Burningwolf wrote:color>colour
srsly if your typing why would you want to add the U?
its a waste of time >.>
Heh, I bet you're the type of guy that uses 'KK' instead of 'M' huh ?
Re: Color or Colour!??
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 8:27 am
by Swindler
Tasdik wrote:I always say Color
Re: Color or Colour!??
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:16 am
by Stress
I was taught "colour" and like using it this way.
Re: Color or Colour!??
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:22 am
by Psychedeelic
difference between Brittish English and US English.. both correct I guess
Re: Color or Colour!??
Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 9:48 am
by Dark Shifty
i use color because my firefox has a spell check thingy and it says colour is wrong. so firefox is biased towards color and therefore, me to.
but also, that was the way i learned to spell it so ya...