An important question for Canadians.

stephdeeable
stephdeeable Posts: 1,407 Member
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Am I the only one who gets mad when spell check tells me I've spelled favourite, colour, honour...etc, wrong. Um, No Internet spelling robot, don't even go there.
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  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
    By the looks of all these comments...Yep.
  • opus649
    opus649 Posts: 633 Member
    Centre?
  • stephdeeable
    stephdeeable Posts: 1,407 Member
    By the looks of all these comments...Yep.

    I cannot be alone in my rage.
  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
    By the looks of all these comments...Yep.

    I cannot be alone in my rage.

    Can too! You're like, the Canadian Hulk :tongue:
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    Right click. Add to dictionary. Problem solved.

    I can't imagine the rage you would have if you worked in a field that uses a lot of technical jargon that's not in the standard dictionary. I would be scared for those around you. :tongue:
  • Bob314159
    Bob314159 Posts: 1,178 Member
    In FireFox you can install a British English dictionary and be happy
  • Pebble321
    Pebble321 Posts: 6,423 Member
    Not just Canadians - I think it's pretty much all of the English speaking world except the US. We all manage to put a "u" in colour, except the US, who seem to have a need to be different. It really makes me wonder what a poor impression of the US population someone must have had, to feel the need to change the spellings of so many words to make them easier.

    I don't get mad about it though, it's slightly annoying but I can live with it.
  • stang_girl88
    stang_girl88 Posts: 234 Member
    Haha! I chuckled when I read your post. I am glad I am not alone!
  • AllonsYtotheTardis
    AllonsYtotheTardis Posts: 16,947 Member
    Fibre.
    litre
  • sweetpeaz12345
    sweetpeaz12345 Posts: 64 Member
    Cheque irritates me lol..
  • BinaryPulsar
    BinaryPulsar Posts: 8,927 Member
    I'm American and live in Canada for over 5 years and counting. It doesn't bother me. I usually use Canadian spelling because it is where I am, but occasionally use American spelling if I am speaking to an American group. I work in the theatre, use a lot of humour, and dance at a lot of dance centres, so it does come up a lot for me to choose which spelling based on where the dance theatre group centre is and especially when asking questions about a cheque or the colour of the costumes, etc.
  • umachanxo
    umachanxo Posts: 926 Member
    It's annoying when I'm writing a large amount of text and there are red lines on the document because of the difference in Canadian and American spelling. But as for reading it and such, it doesn't bother me at all.
  • Laces_0ut
    Laces_0ut Posts: 3,750 Member
    Not just Canadians - I think it's pretty much all of the English speaking world except the US. We all manage to put a "u" in colour, except the US, who seem to have a need to be different. It really makes me wonder what a poor impression of the US population someone must have had, to feel the need to change the spellings of so many words to make them easier.

    I don't get mad about it though, it's slightly annoying but I can live with it.

    we just like to improve on everything the English did. :)
  • SopranogirlCa
    SopranogirlCa Posts: 188 Member
    As an editor living in Canada, YES I find it annoying as well.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    Not just Canadians - I think it's pretty much all of the English speaking world except the US. We all manage to put a "u" in colour, except the US, who seem to have a need to be different. It really makes me wonder what a poor impression of the US population someone must have had, to feel the need to change the spellings of so many words to make them easier.

    I don't get mad about it though, it's slightly annoying but I can live with it.

    It's actually a really interesting bit of trivia- It can pretty much be traced back singlehandedly to Noah Webster (of Webster's dictionary fame). In his eyes, it was a 'nationalistic' effort to streamline and reform the English language- it was intentional to set the US apart from England. I don't remember all the specifics, but somehow eliminating U's and E's and other silent letters was more 'efficient', or something. He was really obsessed with it.
  • opus649
    opus649 Posts: 633 Member
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs5H7cgcpkg
  • Queen_Adrock
    Queen_Adrock Posts: 130 Member
    I'm American and live in Canada for over 5 years and counting.

    Me too! I don't use those lousy Canadian spellings though.

    Also, it's "soda." Yeah, I said it! :wink:
  • Queen_Adrock
    Queen_Adrock Posts: 130 Member
    It's actually a really interesting bit of trivia- It can pretty much be traced back singlehandedly to Noah Webster (of Webster's dictionary fame).

    Not single-handedly. Melvil Dewey (father of the Dewey Decimal System) also had a big part to play with streamlining the language. Although he took it pretty far -- he wanted to say 'loj' for 'lodge,' for example. That's just nuts!
  • florymonde
    florymonde Posts: 261 Member
    Good old Ben Franklin also tried to get thru for through and tho for though, but those didn't stick. Well, at least not until everyone started texting!
  • Nefetete
    Nefetete Posts: 343 Member
    Not really, I deal with companies all around the world and they don't really pay much attention and neither do I. Lol I am just happy if the response back is in 'english' and not google translate English. 
  • NormalSaneFLGuy
    NormalSaneFLGuy Posts: 1,344 Member
    Don't even get me started on using a comma before "and"... ex\ "fish, chicken, and fries".

    Or quotations that match the phrase being quoted as upposed to just encapsulating the ending punctuation.
  • sidhe31
    sidhe31 Posts: 96
    I've gotten used to spell check trying to change my iteration of certain words to an 'incorrect' spelling. Even after having lived in the US for several years, I found the accepted version of words off-putting and somewhat confusing, I mean really, who the heck writes a 'check'? The little differences are important, at least to me...

    Don't get me started on grammar, I still find my heart rate rises when presented with the phrase "for free"...

    So glad I can swear in several languages, some of which are no longer in use except in scholarly work...
  • liesevanlingen
    liesevanlingen Posts: 508 Member
    As a patriotic Canadian, I found it irritated me, too, but I just add my "corrections" to the spell-check, and make the annoying red lines go away.
  • RubyRubixcube
    RubyRubixcube Posts: 258 Member
    can this apply to aussies too?
  • L00py_T0ucan
    L00py_T0ucan Posts: 1,378 Member
    what is this aboot?
  • poetictraveller
    poetictraveller Posts: 47 Member
    I'm pretty sure the word "toque" is an issue too :)
  • SopranogirlCa
    SopranogirlCa Posts: 188 Member
    I'm American and live in Canada for over 5 years and counting.

    Me too! I don't use those lousy Canadian spellings though.

    Also, it's "soda." Yeah, I said it! :wink:

    No, it's pop.
  • CoderGal
    CoderGal Posts: 6,800 Member
    what is this aboot?
    Yes 'by.
  • mikeyboy
    mikeyboy Posts: 1,057 Member
    Download Spell Cheque! :laugh:
  • NormalSaneFLGuy
    NormalSaneFLGuy Posts: 1,344 Member
    I'm American and live in Canada for over 5 years and counting.

    Me too! I don't use those lousy Canadian spellings though.

    Also, it's "soda." Yeah, I said it! :wink:

    No, it's pop.

    Damn right!

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