It's spelled colour, you burbles!

[rubah]

Colour probably comes from when english was frenchified, I mean it's a lot closer to couleur, but we don't pronounce it like that anymore so maybe you guys should drop it 8)

Why do americans not remove the superfluous 'u' from the word 'your' ?

Because it's not superfluous, it's from the stem 'you' and if that u was gone it would be 'yo'

There are some people who pronounce your as 'yor' (I guess I might do that about 40% of the time?) but I think the majority probably say 'yur'

[NeoTifa]

How many of you Americanos spell using the english spelling rules? I'm just curios. See I can spell like an american too!

You spelled curious wrong.

Wait, curios doesn't send my Spell Check thingy off...

Well, I guess I spell Curious with English Spelling Rules, then.

well, my dear, that would be because a curio is a cabinet you put stuff in to diplay, like ornamental plates and stuff. we have one. at least, thats how i spell it. i dont think it querrio or something gay like that

[Quindiana Jones]

Either - EYE-ther. English has Germanish roots, therefore you should pronounce the last letter when it comes to ei/ie. The exceptions being the usual i before e, except after c words.

I don't like it when people say "neither this or that". It's neither this NOR that, bellend.


However, I don't moan at people, because language is a personal thing. Just because some other people understand you doesn't mean that you have no right to make it your own in some way.

[NeoTifa]

i iz talking how i iz feelz leik. meh

[Quindiana Jones]

That's not talking, that's writing. WRITING LIKE A PILLOCK.

[NeoTifa]

lol. jk. i talk with a sorta french accent (cuz im french-ish ) so i pronounce everything kinda like coleur. go me

[Quindiana Jones]

That's so cool.

[ReloadPsi]

As a citizen of Great Britain, and having been a linguistics student in the past, I will vouch for the fact that American spellings make more sense than British spellings whether you like it or not.

Helloooo, Mr. Former linguistic student! Your assistance is needed in the Study Hall forum.

Um, that was just an unnecessarily pretentious term for "someone who did French and German to AS level" :P

Why do americans not remove the superfluous 'u' from the word 'your' ?

Because it's a long vowel sound.

lol people mentioned rules when talking about english lol

Haha, well said!

[NeoTifa]

i was thinking that as my minor. im really good w/ languages. spanish sux though i hate it. but everybody in my town is like mexicans. farms=mexican immigrants. *sigh* i hate walking down the street cuz theyre all like "hola, chicka. como esta" and im all like" eh heh heh leave me be!" lol.

[Bunny]

I have absolutely no problem with the English language. It's Southern English that I am afraid of.

[NeoTifa]

i hate spanglish. thats what all my bf's family speaks ;_; o.o *sob* they interchange words from english to spanish. one would think that i would pick up some spanish this way, mais non! *sob* i hate fiestas. every...freaking....weekend.... oh the horrors! taquilla everywhere!

[rubah]

tequila?

[Ashi]

English isn't my native language so I probably spell some things the English way and others the American way. Apparently we're only supposed to use one of them...

[Madame Adequate]

I have absolutely no problem with the English language. It's Southern English that I am afraid of.

Those knobheads from London do tend to talk like... well, knobheads, really.

[Quindiana Jones]

I live in the South-West. We're awesome. South-East = gay.