American or English?
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I write in English, but then..... I'm English. Spelling was standardised in the UK about 30 years before the Americans standardized spelling using a different dictionary, written by somebody who couldn't spell 
The american stuff is creeping in though. I normally type program instead of programme, and jail instead of gaol.
The american stuff is creeping in though. I normally type program instead of programme, and jail instead of gaol.
Winner
Diverse in Unity
Where is the "I write both because I am not a native speaker and I don't give a damn" option?
SeleucusNicator
Diadoch
I think Canadians write in a mix of the two. I think that, for instance, they say "color", but "centre".
Perhaps an actual Canadian can explain it to us?
Perhaps an actual Canadian can explain it to us?
Desmond Hawkins
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A bastardized mix of the two. I sometimes lack consistency from one sentence to the next.
"realize" can quickly become "realise"
"realize" can quickly become "realise"
Rossiya
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I don't really give a damn, but the way you write is the way you write, so you must care somewhat. Plus I am intestered in what English is being learnt by foreigners. For instance I have noticed how a German language assistant at my school speaks American rather than English.
useless
Social Justice Rogue
whats the difference between the 2?
Stolen Rutters
Deity
I write American style I guess. I have never seen 'gaol' written instead of 'jail'. Is it pronounced the same? (g as in genie or g as in game) It looks like hard g "Gay-ole" or "gowl" to me.
The Major
Warlord
In Canada its acceptable to write either the british way or the american way... for example aeroplane and airplane are used interchangably as are center and centre...
It's the same with words, (couch & sofa, candy bar & chocolate bar, Tin & can...) we take bits from both...
In the past we used more British words (we were a British Colony until 1867...) but thanks to the americanization of the internet, the media & the economy (The canadian media & economy at least) i think we're speaking more like americans and will continue to drift this way in the future...
Basically to sum it all up, were a bit of both, a hybrid language...
Thats my opinion... for more ask more canadians or check out the article on Canadian English @ wikipedia...
Chukchi Husky
Lone Wolf
I never seen it before.
ArneHD
Just a little bit mad
A slight mix of both, but mostly english.
GenMarshall
High Elven ISB Capt & Ghost Agent
I write in American Standard English as well as Japanese (Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji, and Romanji). If I see an "o" next to a "u", I drop the "u" and make the "o" into a "ō"
bob bobato
L'imparfait
Me is kanadian..Um.. sorry, I mean Im Canadian. Yeah, we write a mix of the two, centre instead of center, and civilization instead of civilisation. But we dont say 'eh?'that much. At least,we dont in Quebec, where we write and use a lot of french. Maybe you should a put 'canadian' option, eh?
Wolfe Tone
Which Way Did He Go?
Mostly English spelling. 'U's (what's the correct way of pluralizing that, I would imagine Us, but then that makes a meaningful word) are definatly included where appropriate. Although I pretty much intermix s and z when it comes to Civiliz/sation and other words like that. Also very few people spell gram 'gramme.' And Gaol is never really used at all.
angeleyes
mood indigo
I think you must tell me, no idea, think i write dutchenglishamerican (dutengcan)
My spelling is mostly English (colour, realise, centre) but there are exceptions, such as tire, jail, and airplane. Canadian vocabulary is much closer to American than to English, though (i.e. truck, diaper, sidewalk, etc.).
Read some classic literature, or look it up in the dictionary. It's still the official british spelling.
Chukchi Husky
Lone Wolf
I don't read any literature.
GenMarshall
High Elven ISB Capt & Ghost Agent
Not even the text on your computer?
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