olp1fan Posted November 16, 2011 Report Posted November 16, 2011 This is supposed to be a Canadian forum but spelling colour with a U is a spelling error. What is up with that? Quote
cybercoma Posted November 16, 2011 Report Posted November 16, 2011 At the bottom of the main forum page you'll notice that the default language is "English (USA)". I'm not entirely certain, but I think this is the default for the IP.board software. There's probably add-ons that can be installed to adapt it to Canadian english, but it's a pain in the neck. There's not much point to do it. Quote
GostHacked Posted November 16, 2011 Report Posted November 16, 2011 It can also depend on your browser's language settings as well. Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted November 16, 2011 Report Posted November 16, 2011 This is supposed to be a Canadian forum but spelling colour with a U is a spelling error. What is up with that? Dude...it's like I told you...this web site is hosted in the United States and uses an American forum engine. French isn't even allowed! The webmaster has made the right choice for this UofL web site! Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
wyly Posted December 1, 2011 Report Posted December 1, 2011 (edited) This is supposed to be a Canadian forum but spelling colour with a U is a spelling error. What is up with that? sorry if shatters any illusions but it's an american forum... Edited December 1, 2011 by wyly Quote “Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.”- John Stuart Mill
Michael Hardner Posted December 1, 2011 Report Posted December 1, 2011 Actually - I'm not aware of any spellcheck function. It's likely the browser and only the browser. Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
olp1fan Posted December 2, 2011 Author Report Posted December 2, 2011 Actually - I'm not aware of any spellcheck function. It's likely the browser and only the browser. its not the browser, this is the only site that says im spelling colour wrong Quote
Michael Hardner Posted December 2, 2011 Report Posted December 2, 2011 I just tried on 4 forums, including Rabble.ca and they all spellchecked on colour. I don't know how you would code your site to specify spellcheck language to your browser. What sites *didn't* highlight the word and what browser are you using ? Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
Shwa Posted December 5, 2011 Report Posted December 5, 2011 colour honour all work fine when I selected English (Canada) as the default language in the Chrome spellchecker. Options > Under the Hood > Web Content > Languages and spellchecker settings Quote
olp1fan Posted December 9, 2011 Author Report Posted December 9, 2011 I dont have a computer.. I go online on my ipod safari is my browser Quote
Forum Admin Greg Posted December 11, 2011 Forum Admin Report Posted December 11, 2011 Micheal is right, the forum software does NOT have a spellchecker activated. Most modern browsers already have spell checkers built right into the browser, so it would be pointless to even provide such a functionality directly in the forum. So any incorrect spellings you might encounter are the result of your browser, not the MLW forums. Thanks, Quote Have any issues, problems using the forum? Post a message in the Support and Questions section of the forums.
jbg Posted December 17, 2011 Report Posted December 17, 2011 Color and neighbor are the correct spellings. We do not say "lay-bower". We say "lay-boor". Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
waldo Posted December 17, 2011 Report Posted December 17, 2011 Color and neighbor are the correct spellings. We do not say "lay-bower". We say "lay-boor". no - per this threads several earlier references to English/British, colour and neighbour are correct spellings: see col.our ... listen here: interesting in that you seemed to offer recognition to English/British in another of your recent posts Quote
eyeball Posted December 17, 2011 Report Posted December 17, 2011 (edited) Color and neighbor are the correct spellings. We do not say "lay-bower". We say "lay-boor". Actually it's lay-bore. Only a boor would say bower. Saying things your way would result with, well lets use the word your for example. That would be yo-oor where you're from or where yo-oor-oor from, or something. Edited December 17, 2011 by eyeball Quote A government without public oversight is like a nuclear plant without lead shielding.
jbg Posted December 18, 2011 Report Posted December 18, 2011 no - per this threads several earlier references to English/British, colour and neighbour are correct spellings: see col.our ... listen here: interesting in that you seemed to offer recognition to English/British in another of your recent posts No. I correctly refer to your language as "Canadian". But maybe global warming is giving you fevers. Actually it's lay-bore. Only a boor would say bower. Saying things your way would result with, well lets use the word your for example. That would be yo-oor where you're from or where yo-oor-oor from, or something. Good point. But "your" is an exception to the "ow" pronunciation of "ou". Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
waldo Posted December 19, 2011 Report Posted December 19, 2011 No. I correctly refer to your language as "Canadian". But maybe global warming is giving you fevers. no... you insultingly referred to my comprehension and coherence difficulty with English, Canadian and French... specifically identifying your recognition of "English". All the "our" word variants associate with English origins. When you label the English origin "our" variants as incorrect spellings, you are not giving their usage the same "English" recognition that you earlier provided. Quote
monty16 Posted December 24, 2011 Report Posted December 24, 2011 Shame on any Canadian that can't accept that words are spelled differently in the US. That's not Canadian, that's being arrogant and trying to exclude others for their insignificant and unimportant differences. After all, we are a bilingual nation and we should be proud of that fact. Quote
Michael Hardner Posted December 24, 2011 Report Posted December 24, 2011 After all, we are a bilingual nation and we should be proud of that fact. That's true: we have two official languages: British English and American English. Quote Click to learn why Climate Change is caused by HUMANS Michael Hardner
jbg Posted December 24, 2011 Report Posted December 24, 2011 That's true: we have two official languages: British English and American English. Well in parts of Canada you say "I'se the bye", not "I'm the boy". In a recent issue of Canadian Geographic I received an enclosed pamphlet about the history of the Royal Mint. It was rather well done. One side appeared to be in a form of English, with many words having a superfluous "u". The other side was in some language I didn't understand. Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
cybercoma Posted December 24, 2011 Report Posted December 24, 2011 You are aware that in the entire anglophone diaspora, the United States is the only nation that does not use the "superfluous" letter-u, right? Quote
jbg Posted December 24, 2011 Report Posted December 24, 2011 You are aware that in the entire anglophone diaspora, the United States is the only nation that does not use the "superfluous" letter-u, right? I didn't know we were the only one. What about Israel though? Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
guyser Posted January 19, 2012 Report Posted January 19, 2012 I didn't know we were the only one. What about Israel though? They have a hard 'G' on everything . Quote
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