12-19-2004, 08:42 PM
Doc,Dec 19 2004, 12:30 PM Wrote:When I was getting edjoomacated, any paper turned in to a certain teacher with out the "U"s in their proper place was automatically flunked. Hated it at first. Now, I do it with out thinking. Not sure how that works. And the people that do put "U"s in their proper place for some reason become irked when other people do not. Shadow, do you feel this way? Does it bother you when somebody does not spell colour the way that it should be?
Tis an odd thing.
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It doesn't bother me when Americans do it, as far as I know, you guys have formally changed that part of the language, have you not? Aren't Americans taught 'labour' as 'labor' and 'colour' as 'color'? In Canada, we are taught U.K. english. What often results is a mismash of 'colour' and 'organize' (rather than organise). Personally? I like the 'u' and I think the 'zed' (not zee) makes much more sense, so that is, in fact, what I do. :)
But whate'er I be,
Nor I, nor any man that is,
With nothing shall be pleased till he be eased
With being nothing.
William Shakespeare - Richard II
Nor I, nor any man that is,
With nothing shall be pleased till he be eased
With being nothing.
William Shakespeare - Richard II