How Do You Spell Colo(u)r?

Originally posted by Lady Fianna
Can't remember, newspaprer I think.... it made me want to laugh but it was a laugh of despair... 😛

Obviously I don't mean all Americans..😖

I just find that odd as I've never heard anything like that before.

And people tend to differentiate between British and American English already as it is, because of the spelling differences, word meanings, etc.

Originally posted by Lana
I just find that odd as I've never heard anything like that before.

And people tend to differentiate between British and American English already as it is, because of the spelling differences, word meanings, etc.

I know that.

It's like some television controllers have one side that is simplified to make it easier for people to use...

Originally posted by Lady Fianna
It's like some television controllers have one side that is simplified to make it easier for people to use...

Originally posted by Lady Fianna
*shrugs* Oh well. Just repeating what I read as it was relevant to the topic.

I know that.

It's like some television controllers have one side that is simplified to make it easier for people to use...

I've never seen a remote like that before 😂

color sounds like it should be pronounced cola but with or instead of a.

Originally posted by lord xyz
color sounds like it should be pronounced cola but with or instead of a.

ITs spelled color

fail.

I Spell it the Canadian Way.

Originally posted by Vinny Valentine
I Spell it the Canadian Way.

Color. w00t

Originally posted by Lady Fianna
It's like aluminium...it gets pronounced a-luminum....I thought they were saying 'a luminum can' so at first I though luminum was a shorted version of Aluminium...😑

The American pronunciation of Aluminium makes me laugh. ✅

The British pronunciation of numerous words makes me laugh. ✅

Great, as soon as the Yanks start waking up, color shifts into the lead. disgust

Originally posted by Lady Fianna
It's like aluminium...it gets pronounced a-luminum....I thought they were saying 'a luminum can' so at first I though luminum was a shorted version of Aluminium...😑

Originally posted by §P0oONY
[b]English,
England

Go figure. 😐 [/B]

😂

It's AL-U-MINI-UM

And because I'm Scotish, I have decided we spell colour, KULLER

Originally posted by H. S. 6
The British pronunciation of numerous words makes me laugh. ✅

But at the same time our pronunciations are correct. 😐

Colour - because I am British.

but obviously I have to put it without the u in most forum Colour Tags.

Originally posted by H. S. 6
The British pronunciation of numerous words makes me laugh. ✅

I bet you pronounce, pronunciation Pro-noun-ciation, when it is really Pro-NUN-ciation...look at the spelling..

Originally posted by Grand_Moff_Gav
I bet you pronounce, pronunciation Pro-noun-ciation, when it is really Pro-NUN-ciation...look at the spelling..

British: My Aunt can't stand ants.

American: My Ant can't stand ants.

Originally posted by §P0oONY
But at the same time our pronunciations are correct. 😐

But at the same time, so are ours. 😉

Originally posted by Grand_Moff_Gav
I bet you pronounce, pronunciation Pro-noun-ciation, when it is really Pro-NUN-ciation...look at the spelling..

Actually, no... I pronounce it pro-NUN-ciation. Don't presume to tell me how I speak. 😕

Originally posted by H. S. 6
But at the same time, so are ours. 😉

Originally posted by H. S. 6
But at the same time, so are ours. 😉

Actually, no... I pronounce it pro-NUN-ciation. Don't presume to tell me how I speak. 😕

You're pronunciations of arse and house sound almost identical.