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An important question for Canadians.

Posts: 1,407 Member
edited January 3 in Chit-Chat
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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  • Posts: 6,800 Member
    By the looks of all these comments...Yep.
  • Posts: 633 Member
    Centre?
  • Posts: 1,407 Member
    By the looks of all these comments...Yep.

    I cannot be alone in my rage.
  • Posts: 6,800 Member

    I cannot be alone in my rage.

    Can too! You're like, the Canadian Hulk :tongue:
  • 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:
  • Posts: 1,178 Member
    In FireFox you can install a British English dictionary and be happy
  • 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.
  • Posts: 234 Member
    Haha! I chuckled when I read your post. I am glad I am not alone!
  • Posts: 16,947 Member
    Fibre.
    litre
  • Posts: 64 Member
    Cheque irritates me lol..
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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. :)
  • Posts: 188 Member
    As an editor living in Canada, YES I find it annoying as well.
  • 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.
  • 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:
  • 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!
  • 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!
  • 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. 
  • 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.
  • 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...
  • 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.
  • Posts: 258 Member
    can this apply to aussies too?
  • Posts: 1,378 Member
    what is this aboot?
  • Posts: 47 Member
    I'm pretty sure the word "toque" is an issue too :)
  • Posts: 188 Member

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

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

    No, it's pop.
  • Posts: 6,800 Member
    what is this aboot?
    Yes 'by.
  • Posts: 1,057 Member
    Download Spell Cheque! :laugh:
  • Posts: 1,344 Member

    No, it's pop.

    Damn right!
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