Colour or color, centre or center, tonne or ton, fibre or fiber, favourite or favorite, skilful or skillful, dialogue or dialog, cheque or check, ageing or aging, defence or defense, dreamt or dreamed. Which ones do you prefer?
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luke the mighty scot
ANSWERS: 8
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Color, centre, ton, fibre, favorite, skillful, dialogue, check, ageing, defense, dreamt.
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I prefer the standard english versions very time. They are more logical to me, as I am more familiar with them. Some spelling changes lose the etymology of the original word. In some cases both words are standard english, but have different meanings - eg dreamt/dreamed - here the difference is in the tense - preterite/perfect.
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The English versions (I'm from England) - the alternatives just look wrong
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Colour, center, ton, fiber, favourite, skillful, dialogue, check, aging, defense, dreamt. =P
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It depends on what I am writing and for whom. If I am writing something that is targeted for Brit English speakers, then I use the proper spelling that is accepted also in India, China, Australia/NZ, etc. If my audience is American, then I use Americanized English. There are lots of different English languages - we all should know which is appropriate and when.
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colour centre tonne fibre favourite skillful dialogue cheque ageing defence dreamt
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All are acceptable -- no matter what your spell check says -- and in each case one is referred to as the "English" spelling and the other the "Colony's" spelling.
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I use the English version as I am from England and here it is considered the correct way to spell the words.
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