13 Nov 13
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyAck, no American ever need spell 'humor' with the dreaded u.
Suzi, pick a topic you care about intensely and then deliver the story with humour.
If you're laughing aloud while typing it, you've probably got a winner.
They very well know what we're saying without it, Wikipedia be damned.
Thanks for the advice. 🙂
13 Nov 13
Originally posted by Suzianne"Ack, no American ever need spell 'humor' with the dreaded u."
Ack, no American ever need spell 'humor' with the dreaded u.
They very well know what we're saying without it, Wikipedia be damned.
Thanks for the advice. 🙂
Just a little deference to RHP's UK Roots; just an attempt to add a little local colour; just to see if you read my suggestion.
14 Nov 13
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyWhat's "colour"?
"Ack, no American ever need spell 'humor' with the dreaded u."
Just a little deference to RHP's UK Roots; just an attempt to add a little local colour; just to see if you read my suggestion.
I thought we fought a war trying to get away from these people once. No, twice, sorry.
14 Nov 13
Originally posted by Great Big SteesWell, no, the facts are we kicked them out twice out of twice, that's 100%, not 50-50. They still haven't gotten over it because they still try to tell us how to spell and how to speak just because the language is named after them. Our improvements, though, are just that, improvements that their vanity keeps them from acknowledging.
Ya, 50-50 right? Win some, lose some.
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14 Nov 13
Originally posted by SuzianneRight, it was us you folks had "trouble" with.
Well, no, the facts are we kicked them out twice out of twice, that's 100%, not 50-50. They still haven't gotten over it because they still try to tell us how to spell and how to speak just because the language is named after them. Our improvements, though, are just that, improvements that their vanity keeps them from acknowledging.
14 Nov 13
Originally posted by Suzianne"How come 'ou' was reduced to 'o' in the US?"
What's "colour"?
I thought we fought a war trying to get away from these people once. No, twice, sorry.
"The pronunciation is the same, so you can't really say that some "say" this while others "say" that. It's strictly a spelling difference. These are among the reforms introduced by Noah Webster in his dictionary, with a view towards (a) simplifying the spelling, and (b) creating a distinct American English. (The root forms of many of these words indeed lack the u - for example, Latin color, Italian favorito - so that may have been another motivation of his as well.) So these forms prevailed in the United States, while in the rest of the English-speaking world they kept the original spellings."
http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/9850/how-come-ou-was-reduced-to-o-in-the-us
"I thought we fought a war trying to get away from these people once. No, twice, sorry." (Suzi)
Our forbearers fought a king's oppression, not the people; we now fight our UK Friends in chess games. -Grampy Roubert
Originally posted by Great Big Stees-ou- and -o-
Ya, 50-50 right? Win some, lose some.
British..... American
arbour..... arbor
ardour..... ardor
armour..... armor
behaviour..... behavior
candour..... candor
clamour..... clamor
colour..... color
demeanour..... demeanor
enamour..... enamor
endeavor..... endeavor
favour..... favor
fervor..... fervor
flavour..... flavor
glamour..... glamour or glamor
harbor..... harbor
honour..... honor
humour..... humor
labour..... labor
mould..... mold or mould
neighbor..... neighbor
odour..... odor
parlour..... parlor
rancor..... rancor
rigour..... rigor
rumour..... rumor
savior..... savior or saviour
savour..... savor
smoulder..... smolder or smoulder
splendor..... splendor
succor..... succor
tumour..... tumor
valour..... valor
vapour..... vapor
vigour..... vigor
http://www.englishforresearch.com/writing_help/british_american.htm
Stees, would I be close in imagining that you write (and speak, pronounce) about 50% of these British spellings?
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14 Nov 13
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyMore like 90-10 and the 10 being when I do crosswords that originate in the US.
[b]-ou- and -o-
British..... American
arbour..... arbor
ardour..... ardor
armour..... armor
behaviour..... behavior
candour..... candor
clamour..... clamor
colour..... color
demeanour..... demeanor
enamour..... enamor
endeavor..... endeavor
favour..... favor
fervor..... fervor
flavour..... flavor
glamour..... glamour ...[text shortened]... e close in imagining that you write (and speak, pronounce) about 50% of these British spellings?[/b]
14 Nov 13
Originally posted by HandyAndyInaffectation or "Infection: The invasion and multiplication of microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, and parasites that are not normally present within the body. An infection may cause no symptoms and be subclinical, or it may cause symptoms and be clinically apparent. An infection may remain localized, or it may spread through the blood or lymphatic vessels to become systemic (bodywide). Microorganisms that live naturally in the body are not considered infections. For example, bacteria that normally live within the mouth and intestine are not infections."
If only.
All cleared up now, Andy, thanks to an Efficacious Ointment Rx and Warm Hugs from Nurse Ratched.