Which spelling system makes more sense? |
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Added: January 2004 |
Comments:
| PLP - 8th February 2004 03:10
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| I'm English, but American spelling makes more sense to me because it is more phonetic. However, I don't use it.
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| Vivian - 11th February 2004 08:49
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| A non-question - they differ trivially and the differenecs have little to do with prounciation - compare canadian and Australian spelling
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| ghanabig - 11th June 2006 13:43
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| becuase the british once are more better fo example troussers the americans call it pants if someone eg.ghana hears this word he will say it the regular pant he wears and he will say it is an insolt
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| FatGaz - 13th December 2006 10:44
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| English did not originate in American. Standards must be upheld.
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| Stryfe - 10th February 2007 05:10
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No, English did not originate in American.
I suggest you uphold your own standards before telling others to uphold them. :D
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| ChutneyFerret - 21st April 2007 22:12
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Presumably you meant, "I suggest you uphold your own standards before telling others to uphold theirs." ;)
Americans speak a dialect of English, which includes phonetic spelling. I believe English in other countries is suffering because of the wealth of cultural influence of the USA since WWII.
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| alphahale - 29th May 2007 15:31
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| English is called English for a reason. The Americans need the simple way of spelling so that it does not hurt their tiny little minds
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| Tim Parker - 19th June 2007 07:04
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| It does not mean it is correct, though, if you speak British/English!
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| Robbie - 22nd January 2008 00:38
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| Silly question. Each national group of users has a right to standardise its usage. Most American spellings reflect the common spellings used in England in earlier centuries. Shakespeare's printers spelled it without a 'u' Love's Labor's Lost, if you recall. However, the British spelling of 'judgement'--with a first 'e' makes more sense to me. Anyway, most people don't even notice these days.
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| Vidableek - 29th February 2008 22:40
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Hey alphahale, shut up! This isn't your stupid fanboy forums where you can start a thread about how stupid americans are.
I think that England English sounds better/more propper. But I guess if you think about it we do say things more phonetically.
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