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Scottish Dubliner Posted Wed 17 Nov, 2010 9:13 AM |
I have noticed a few differences mostly the "U"
Color - Colour
Favorite - Favourite
Is Thru accepted as opposed to Through as Eddie Izzard claims ?
There is also Program vs Programme, Programme is used in the UK unless referring to Computers.
Are there others that you guys find peculiar.
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mili Posted Wed 17 Nov, 2010 10:14 AM |
| center/centre, I always get confused about which is used where. |
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Turtleneck Posted Wed 17 Nov, 2010 2:40 PM |
mili wrote: center/centre, I always get confused about which is used where.
Center is US. There is also theater/theatre
check/cheque catalog/catalogue
Thru is not acceptable. |
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Turtleneck Posted Wed 17 Nov, 2010 2:44 PM |
| I've noticed UK using burnt and dreamt, where we spell them burned and dreamed (even though people usually pronounce it dreamt). |
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minnmess Posted Wed 17 Nov, 2010 3:08 PM |
Turtleneck wrote: mili wrote: center/centre, I always get confused about which is used where.
Center is US. There is also theater/theatre
check/cheque catalog/catalogue
Thru is not acceptable.
I don't think Ive ever seen catalog before! And now i think it is the weirdest looking word ever! |
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SamuraiSandy Posted Wed 17 Nov, 2010 3:21 PM |
minnmess wrote: Turtleneck wrote: Center is US. There is also theater/theatre
check/cheque catalog/catalogue
Thru is not acceptable.
I don't think Ive ever seen catalog before! And now i think it is the weirdest looking word ever!
I don't think I've ever spelled/spelt (there's another one!) 'catalog' without the 'e' at the end. 'Thru' isn't proper, but I see it all the time. |
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minnmess Posted Wed 17 Nov, 2010 4:12 PM |
| Canadian is a mix of US and British. We firmly believe in U's and more -re uses, but also use a lot of z's where Brits use s's. But we call them zeds not zees. Oh this is complicated! |
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Scottish Dubliner Posted Wed 17 Nov, 2010 4:53 PM |
I never even thought of letters...
H - "h'aitch" or "aitch"
J - "jay" or "jai"
Z - "zed" or "zee"
If you ask an Irish person to spell something with an "A" in it they spell the rest in capitals but the A as in little "a" or "ah", (as opposed to "Eh").
Mind you Dublin people also tell you "I do be shopping like mad" instead of "I am shopping like mad" or that they know someone who was "drowneded in the canal"
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ricv64 Posted Wed 17 Nov, 2010 5:00 PM |
minnmess wrote: Canadian is a mix of US and British. We firmly believe in U's and more -re uses, but also use a lot of z's where Brits use s's. But we call them zeds not zees. Oh this is complicated!
as bad as X's and O's ? |
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minnmess Posted Wed 17 Nov, 2010 8:03 PM |
Scottish Dubliner wrote: I never even thought of letters...
H - "h'aitch" or "aitch"
J - "jay" or "jai"
Z - "zed" or "zee"
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I'm confused on this one. Brits say h'aitch? (hey-tch?). and I'm not sure what jai is. Do american's say something other than "jay" and i've never noticed? |
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Scottish Dubliner Posted Wed 17 Nov, 2010 8:35 PM |
minnmess wrote: Scottish Dubliner wrote: I never even thought of letters...
H - "h'aitch" or "aitch"
J - "jay" or "jai"
Z - "zed" or "zee"
Dubz
I'm confused on this one. Brits say h'aitch? (hey-tch?). and I'm not sure what jai is. Do american's say something other than "jay" and i've never noticed?
No "jay" is deffo J in the States, in Scotland it is "Jai"="Jeye" like "I"="eye"
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DAKOTA Posted Wed 17 Nov, 2010 8:37 PM |
Turtleneck wrote: mili wrote: center/centre, I always get confused about which is used where.
Center is US. There is also theater/theatre
check/cheque catalog/catalogue
Thru is not acceptable.
Theatre is a valid spelling? I knew it! Screw you, spell check!
How about: Aluminum vs. Aluminium :)
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Scottish Dubliner Posted Wed 17 Nov, 2010 8:48 PM |
DAKOTA wrote: Turtleneck wrote: mili wrote: center/centre, I always get confused about which is used where.
Center is US. There is also theater/theatre
check/cheque catalog/catalogue
Thru is not acceptable.
Theatre is a valid spelling? I knew it! Screw you, spell check!
How about: Aluminum vs. Aluminium :)
Oregano vs Oregano
Jaguar vs Jaguar
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Scottish Dubliner Posted Wed 17 Nov, 2010 8:52 PM |
Any excuse to post some Eddie is always welcome.
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Turtleneck Posted Wed 17 Nov, 2010 8:59 PM |
grey/gray
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