Favourite or Favorite

I always see this spelled differently, I see it spelt with a U and without a U. Is there a proper spelling for this?

*Laughs at thread title* Favourtie! Try "favourite" ("ite", not "tie")
One's a British spelling and the other's been Americanized. Voila!

Yes, I just noticed I spelt that wrong. I'm guessing Favorite is the american way?

Originally Posted by Owned

I'm guessing Favorite is the american way?

Indeed.

Speaking of alternate spellings, I'm sick of seeing the "Olde English" everywhere I go--keep in mind I live in the U.S. midwest!
I never see the word "theater" anymore, just "theatre." This would be all right if I was in Great Britain or somewhere similar (I'm assuming Canada uses the British versions)... I'M NOT!

And heaven help you if you build a Town Center ("Towne Centre"). Bleagh!

Originally Posted by Ket

Indeed.

Speaking of alternate spellings, I'm sick of seeing the "Olde English" everywhere I go--keep in mind I live in the U.S. midwest!
I never see the word "theater" anymore, just "theatre." This would be all right if I was in Great Britain or somewhere similar (I'm assuming Canada uses the British versions)... I'M NOT!

And heaven help you if you build a Town Center ("Towne Centre"). Bleagh!

You're sounding really arrogant right now. Why should English change just because Americans obviously had trouble learning it?

Originally Posted by Jada

You're sounding really arrogant right now. Why should English change just because Americans obviously had trouble learning it?

Exactly, oh and Ket, your from the midwest, so shut up
I use colour, favourite, theatre, and many many more olde english spellings, why?.. I dunno

Originally Posted by Jada

You're sounding really arrogant right now. Why should English change just because Americans obviously had trouble learning it?

*Sigh* The Ket was joking again. You should never take the Ket completely seriously.

Actually, there wasn't even really a language standard until the publication of Webster's Dictionary; before that it was basically "any spelling goes." Because of this, spellings naturally differed somewhat by area, so American spellings don't exist because "they had trouble learning it"--they were originally from Britain, after all!

I'm not even saying I can't tolerate "Olde English" spellings; I'm just saying I think it's somewhat pretentious for American businessmen to spell the names of their businesses in my area that way because they think it makes them sound fancier.

For those people, it's not a matter of personal preference or usage; it's just pretentious.
I hold nothing against non-English who use the English spellings, just American businesses and institutions who do it for the sake of sounding "Olde."

This marks the second time I've peeved people with my weird personality. I'll just add the tag [/joke] to the end of all similar posts, now, eh?

Originally Posted by vacumngod

your from the midwest, so shut up

Hey, you're from California; I wouldn't be talking.
*Takes this outside*

I'd like it if these things were universal - preferably the "olde" way of spelling and writing such things. I often find myself adding in that "u" where the average Ameriacn wouldn't, spelling theater as theatre and even, and this is my downfall, writing dates as the Europeans do.

Damned AP English ground that way of writing dates into my mind and it inevitably became habit. So, I have a tendency to read dates wrong. Such as going to get my drivers liscnece, only to find that 07/06/05 doesn't mean June 7th and that I have to wait another month.

...And the metric system is superior.

These things need to be universal. Down with the American alterations! >_>

Originally Posted by Ket

*Sigh* The Ket was joking again. You should never take the Ket completely seriously.

Actually, there wasn't even really a language standard until the publication of Webster's Dictionary; before that it was basically "any spelling goes." Because of this, spellings naturally differed somewhat by area, so American spellings don't exist because "they had trouble learning it"--they were originally from Britain, after all!

I'm not even saying I can't tolerate "Olde English" spellings; I'm just saying I think it's somewhat pretentious for American businessmen to spell the names of their businesses in my area that way because they think it makes them sound fancier.

For those people, it's not a matter of personal preference or usage; it's just pretentious.
I hold nothing against non-English who use the English spellings, just American businesses and institutions who do it for the sake of sounding "Olde."

This marks the second time I've peeved people with my weird personality. I'll just add the tag [/joke] to the end of all similar posts, now, eh?
Hey, you're from California; I wouldn't be talking.
*Takes this outside*

It's not "Olde" English, it's proper English. Olde English sounds nothing like modern English. If anything, it sounds more German.

Well living in Australia tends to make you have the english way of spelling, seeming that it was an English colony. I dont know if everyone should change though...leave how spelling the way it is, it will make you think. But it does get confusing...especially with dates, I get a bit puzzled when I see a date like 11/15/05. I sorta go like...what the 15th month!!!

Umm...but yeah I use the english versions.

Originally Posted by Sir Auron

Well living in Australia tends to make you have the english way of spelling, seeming that it was an English colony. I dont know if everyone should change though...leave how spelling the way it is, it will make you think. But it does get confusing...especially with dates, I get a bit puzzled when I see a date like 11/15/05. I sorta go like...what the 15th month!!!

Umm...but yeah I use the english versions.

*High Fives fellow Australian*

Yes, since Australia Was colonised by the British, we took on they language, and just about everything else.
It'll be very unlikely to find an Aussie that spells Colour Color, infact we bagged out someone in our class because they spelt it that way.

And with the month, I also get confused with them seeing the 15th month and stuff. It should be 15/11/05 in order of day/month/year.

As for Ol' English. Thy could'st be more wrong. If thy where't speak like thus, then thy could complain then....Uh that was my interpretation.

In every English speaking country other than the Us they use a "u".

I don't see it as an overwhelming problem. There's a slight variance to it, but you can make it out regardless. I hope you can, at least. The United States is the only industrialized country in the world that dosen't adhere to the metric system and that's sort of a problem. It is a tad easier because of its basis on the decimal moving and well, I'm bad at memorizing at the odd numbers that they have. But when you have it in a literal form and they are similar enough, it isn't that bad.

G'day cobber, nice day for a jolly ol'walk, matey.

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Proper English

Favourite is the "Commonwealth" form of the word. While favorite is the "Imperial" form.

Its a matter of opinion really. I personally spell it the "American" way because that was the way I was told to spell it, but I am open to either spelling of the word.

In Canada, we used combined American and British spellings. I tend to use British spellings myself (s's instead of z's and the like), along with the typical use of "ou" that Americans seem to be afraid of. To answer the question directly, "favorite" is American spelling, and "favourite" is how the rest of the world correctly spells it.

And that's that.

U <- "Commonwealth" no U <- "Imperial"
The Question is answered. *locked*