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Allow both British and American spellings
understudy wrote
at 6:11 AM, Tuesday March 25, 2008 EDT
British spelling should be just as acceptable, if not more so, than American spelling, e.g. jeweller.
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29 people think this is a good idea
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lesplaydices wrote
at 8:41 AM, Thursday March 27, 2008 EDT Yes.
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Radix- wrote
at 12:23 AM, Saturday March 29, 2008 EDT also pyjamas vs pajamas
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Sophalis wrote
at 2:10 PM, Saturday March 29, 2008 EDT moustache/mustache
windshield/windscreen sidewalk/pavement garbage/rubbish "sanitation worker" / bin man your mom /your mum also dollar, cent, quarter etc should be taken out, as with the states. |
kwizatz wrote
at 2:52 PM, Friday April 4, 2008 EDT Allowing both spellings would be good for words like racket/racquet, color/colour... not for sanitation worker/bin man, dollar/pound. You can't take out all the words that are used in one culture vs another. Should torch and flashlight be the same? Elevator and lift? Eh.
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kublai wrote
at 2:58 PM, Friday April 4, 2008 EDT I have found that many misspellings are accepted by the system anyway. Would that cover an extra 'u' here and there?
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Grue wrote
at 8:43 AM, Thursday December 31, 2009 EST theatre/theater
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Jade Lana wrote
at 11:22 AM, Thursday April 1, 2010 EDT I don't think the American words should be taken out... like dollar, quarter, etc... I mean Americans play too.
Brits have as much of a hard time figuring out how to spell the American word as Americans get flustered about the British words. We usually figure it out anyways. :P |
Gurgi wrote
at 5:41 PM, Thursday April 1, 2010 EDT colour
hahah |
BenTen10 wrote
at 3:12 PM, Thursday February 17, 2011 EST i agree
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kellykellymoore wrote
at 6:19 PM, Friday January 29, 2016 EST Hi, all spellings can be suggested and will most likely be accepted as words that will show up in the choices. Also, in a word such as colour, spelling it the American way will work, as will the opposite. (colour for color) One letter off generally works. Trash bin is an entirely different word set than garbage can. Both are in the word set. Have fun!
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