O or ou? Which is better?
O or ou? Which is better?
There's no plausible reason for one to be "better" than the other. The only way spelling or language can be "bad" is if it inadequately conveys information. American and British spelling idiosyncrasies are basically irrelevant on that front.
British spelling requires more letters, which wastes more time and takes more effort. Ergo, USA all the way.
Neither? They are both just different.
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When considering spelling in a language called English, I'll probably ask the English for advice first.
Neither is better.
As a side note, for some reason I always use "grey" rather than "gray". I don't know why but I always have.
I primarily use the British spelling, but there are some Americanized words that slip in sometimes.
That said, neither are inherently better, they're just different ways of achieving the same thing, and neither are really a true representation of how words are pronounced.
I wasnt sure the English were still primarily speaking English anymore. Last time I was in London it was hard to find restaurants with primarily English menu's.
I mean, they both kind of suck in that they aren't faithful representations of phonemes and use a lot of digraphs. See the vowel sounds represented by "ough."
As long as the information is conveyed in a clear and understandable manner, does it really matter though? I usually stick to American spelling, but I do sometimes interchange -ize and -ise. Gray/grey is another one that I interchange frequently. I'll even spell theater/theatre differently depending on which mood I'm in, but center is never centre, and color is never colour for me.
hmf...if I recall, the Brits changed things up because the colonies were using "their" language.
Pretty close to hitting the bottom of the barrel with this one.
Probably running on a Pentium 4
I was taught the British spelling back in school, but considering the North American spelling resembles Spanish, my mother tongue, more, I think I should swap.
They are both fairly subpar written languages. Regarding your specific example, the U is superfluous.
The English language has other issues, such as the letters C, Q, W, and X having no reason to exist.
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Fair points, I need to elaborate my statement.
The letter W could sufficiently be replaced by the letter U in some words, and outright removed in others.
CH (and other instances of two letters creating an independent sound) would be better replaced with a single new letter.
These ideas are built off a grander musing I have had regarding individual letters not needing multiple sounds associated with them. The variances and exceptions to rules in the English language serve to make it more difficult to learn. Our alphabet would mightily grow in size to accommodate these and other changes. A major overhaul of the language would cause countless issues for quite a while, so I am neither expecting nor advocating any real change in the foreseeable future. Words turn very alien when I get through with them.
"Water" would be "Uater" for example.
The ER combination is also a tad unnecessary, as the letter R makes that sound on its own.
"Water" would then be "Uatr", pronunciation intact.
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