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Title: Is it color or colour?
Post by: Archem on October 22, 2008, 05:11:36 PM
Grandy (http://www.charas-project.net/forum/index.php?topic=24017.msg271669#msg271669) again. While I think it's "color", I'd lite it if it were "colour".
Title: Re: Is it color or colour?
Post by: Grandy on October 22, 2008, 05:32:13 PM
.......

I have got such influence upon people I've never met?
Title: Re: Is it color or colour?
Post by: Drace on October 22, 2008, 05:58:57 PM
It is both, actually. See, there are several dialects of English. Now the one I mostly try to use is the one used in the United Kingdom with writes it as colour. But the most familiar one is the one from the United States which is color.

It is like this with more words.
Honor - Honour

Can't think of more examples right now.
Title: Re: Is it color or colour?
Post by: Grandy on October 22, 2008, 06:14:38 PM
The Dark Fortress of Mordor
The Dark Fortress of Mordour

Fuckin' ****
Bloody Hell

Dinner
Tea n' crumpets.
Title: Re: Is it color or colour?
Post by: Dragonium on October 22, 2008, 06:36:46 PM
It is like this with more words.
Honor - Honour

Can't think of more examples right now.

Let's not forget armour and valour.

"ou" is just the British way of spelling it. Americans are too lazy for spelling.
Title: Re: Is it color or colour?
Post by: Drace on October 22, 2008, 06:50:30 PM
Let's not forget armour and valour.

"ou" is just the British way of spelling it. Americans are too lazy for spelling.

And, to be honest, it looks way better. More classy.
Title: Re: Is it color or colour?
Post by: Prpl_Mage on October 22, 2008, 07:15:44 PM
It's like people writing "no" instead of "know" and "armor" instead of "armour".

American english are a bit different from the queen's english. Certain "Redneck expressions" and such are counted as well.

Crackers and such might sound really brittish, but it's just that the unitied people of the country now called america decided to let it pass.

So yeah, both are correct.

But since japanese games and animes come to USA first(Because we got PAL) they translate it into what the americans want. So most games like that have american english in armor, ax, color and honor.
We just won't get rid of it.
Title: Re: Is it color or colour?
Post by: Hell Angel on October 22, 2008, 09:54:01 PM
I'm American and I still use the 'ou' and all, not even because I prefer it. It's habit for some reason. But yeah, it does look better anyway.
Title: Re: Is it color or colour?
Post by: Razor on October 22, 2008, 10:08:26 PM
Besides, it's technically correct, what with the ENGLISH inventing the ENGLISH language and such.

Some argue the extra "u' is superfluous. Bollocks to them, I say! I don't hear you complaining about knife, gnome or hour!
Title: Re: Is it color or colour?
Post by: X_marks_the_ed on October 22, 2008, 10:14:59 PM
I love this thread so much, i want to have sex with it.
Title: Re: Is it color or colour?
Post by: Moosetroop11 on October 22, 2008, 11:44:22 PM
It's like people writing "no" instead of "know"
XD



Anyway, like Razor said... We spelt it first. It's colour. No argument. :p
Title: Re: Is it color or colour?
Post by: fruckert on October 23, 2008, 02:21:24 AM
I love this thread so much, i want to have sex with it.
Lovely...

Anyways, technically it's both. If you pronounce it kul-er its color, and if you pronounce kul-oor, it's colour
Basics of English Linguistics right thar
I personally pronounce it colour, cuz it sounds cooler
Title: Re: Is it color or colour?
Post by: ZeroKirbyX on October 23, 2008, 04:16:07 AM
I use the u in flavour and colour occasionally. I use grey regularly..
Title: Re: Is it color or colour?
Post by: Drace on October 23, 2008, 06:50:10 AM
I would  just like to point out that all you who mix up normal American spelling and words with spelling of the United Kingdom are making lots of spelling mistakes. Seriously, you should stick with the one or another. At least that's what my college says.
Title: Re: Is it color or colour?
Post by: Prpl_Mage on October 23, 2008, 03:53:07 PM
I never seem to remember if the queen's english is grey or gray... That will forever remain a mystery to me.
Title: Re: Is it color or colour?
Post by: Red Giant on October 23, 2008, 04:31:06 PM
Grey.
Title: Re: Is it color or colour?
Post by: Hell Angel on October 23, 2008, 09:42:05 PM
That will forever remain a mystery to me.
Grey.

Or not.
Title: Re: Is it color or colour?
Post by: Archem on October 24, 2008, 05:50:04 AM
Grey/gray is a word I try to avoid. I never know which version to use...

Ax/axe, too.
Title: Re: Is it color or colour?
Post by: Grandy on October 24, 2008, 03:33:26 PM
I aways use grey and axe.
Title: Re: Is it color or colour?
Post by: Moosetroop11 on October 24, 2008, 04:59:58 PM
...you spell it ax?

What crazy information is this?!?
Title: Re: Is it color or colour?
Post by: Prpl_Mage on October 24, 2008, 08:12:19 PM
...you spell it ax?

What crazy information is this?!?

The weapons of the character Presea were called Ax in Tales of Symphonia. That's when I first encountered it in a game, seen it in some movies and books but I figured it was pirate/scottish spelling. I pronoued it like that at least.

Oh well, grey it is. Just gotta remember that now.
Title: Re: Is it color or colour?
Post by: Archem on October 25, 2008, 03:08:20 AM
...you spell it ax?

What crazy information is this?!?
My spell check seems to think both are correct, so I don't know what to believe.