A Question For All Non-Americans

[DOMiNIC]

A Question For All Non Americans Here On Name Pros.

The English Spelling Of Color is Colour.

The USA Spelling is Color.

How Do you Spell Color/Colour in Your Country?

Please State Your Nationality in Replies?

Thanks In Advance.

 

[DOMiNIC]

Breeeeeeakkkk Rooooooom

Jeez, whos moderating this forum

It was meant as a domain question, as we were arguing wether both spellings on a color/colour domain should be registered.

 

[RageD]

Italian = Colore

Yes, also for more than one in Italian = Colori and for a bunch of colors = multicolore

-RageD

 

[dgridley]

Americans have a tendency to be somewhat geocentric in their thinking.. surprise, the world does not revolve around the US!

While I, of course, prefer the Americanized spelling of the various words and would tend to reg same, I realize the English variations (and not the Americanized ones) dominate worldwide where English is spoken.

 

[dnb8]

in polish = kolor k is spelled like c

 

[worldstar]

I spell it in colour and I am in China. But color can be recgnized also in China!

 

[mis_chiff]

Born in Scotland - used colour as long as I can remember...
Now I live in Canada and whenever I spell it, I want to use the colour spelling, but I always think it's wrong so I spell it color. Which still looks wrong to me...maybe I'll write a blook about colour/color!

:lol: :lol: :lol:

 

[Jo]

Americans have a tendency to be somewhat geocentric in their thinking.. surprise, the world does not revolve around the US!

:lol:

And oh so many of them forget their "roots" as didn't we all come from Europe at one time? :hehe:

 

[wot]

:lol:

And oh so many of them forget their "roots" as didn't we all come from Europe at one time? :hehe:

I don't think that the native americans - Apache, Cherokee etc did. :hi:

Here in Thailand - both spellings- depends where english was learnt.

 

[Jo]

I don't think that the native americans - Apache, Cherokee etc did. :hi:

Here in Thailand - both spellings- depends where english was learnt.

Um yes I realize that.

 

[Kenny]

great post... great list
rep'd

Hi Dominic, i'm glad you've proved your US friend wrong on this one

Hopefully it will teach him not to dismiss the other 29 countries with English as their official language. Especially when choosing a domain!

Incidently, the countries are (in order of population):

India
United States
Nigeria
Philippines
United Kingdom
South Africa
Canada
Kenya
Uganda
Ghana
Sri Lanka
Australia
Cameroon
Zimbabwe
Malawi
Zambia
Sierra Leone
Papua New Guinea
Singapore
New Zealand
Republic of Ireland
Liberia
Jamaica
Namibia
Lesotho
Botswana
The Gambia
Mauritius
Swaziland
Trinidad and Tobago

 

[sker]

English is from England. English words used in England is the real English. Simple as that.
But Americans tend to have their own words and spellings due to multicultural environment. Americans media power also played big part on this invasion (ie. BoxOffice movies and world news)

Americans have bigger buying power than the shattered British Empire. So if you're looking for profitable name go for the US oriented. ITs always good to have both sides of the Atlantic (UK & US).

color (US) = colour (UK)
favorite=favourite
tire=tyre

Apart from money making commodities like domain name, i stick with my British English for novelty. When it comes to writings i'm very strict with the words being used.

hope it helps.

 

[dgridley]

My ancestors came from Essex, England (Thomas Gridley, b. 1612 - d. 1655 in Farmington, Hartford, CT).. is that considered Europe? :lol:

:lol:

And oh so many of them forget their "roots" as didn't we all come from Europe at one time? :hehe:

 

[rome2ng]

British = Colour

America (US) = Color

it's pretty confusing for students though

 

[Jo]

My ancestors came from Essex, England (Thomas Gridley, b. 1612 - d. 1655 in Farmington, Hartford, CT).. is that considered Europe? :lol:

Cool you know his name and location. I have ancestors on both sides from England, Ireland, Scotland and Germany.

How's that for a mix? :p

 

[floatingworld]

Hi Dominic, i'm glad you've proved your US friend wrong on this one

Hopefully it will teach him not to dismiss the other 29 countries with English as their official language. Especially when choosing a domain!

Incidently, the countries are (in order of population):

India
United States
Nigeria
Philippines
United Kingdom
South Africa
Canada
Kenya
Uganda
Ghana
Sri Lanka
Australia
Cameroon
Zimbabwe
Malawi
Zambia
Sierra Leone
Papua New Guinea
Singapore
New Zealand
Republic of Ireland
Liberia
Jamaica
Namibia
Lesotho
Botswana
The Gambia
Mauritius
Swaziland
Trinidad and Tobago

careful, in Singapore and possibly others, English is ONE of the officail languages, not THE official language.
Singapore Languages: Chinese (official), Malay (official and national), Tamil (official), English (official)
....however English English is no. 1 in the above rather than US English, except in computerworld where programs rule over programmes......

 

[dgridley]

I have my paternal genalogy sitting here next to me on my computer desk. Yes, I believe we have some Welsh and Irish as well. I'm related to Robert the Bruce also (Scotch on my father's side) as well as Clark from the Lewis and Clark expedition (mother's side).

Cool you know his name and location. I have ancestors on both sides from England, Ireland, Scotland and Germany.

How's that for a mix? :p

 

[holeinone]

Except for the USA, In most countries(especially in commonwealth countries) it is spelt "COLOUR"

 

[Malaysia]

we spell it colour in malaysia..following the uk eng not us eng

 

[DOMiNIC]

Nice to see this thread revisited.

 

[kk_uk]

Pakistan & India ... colour