British or American?

[WeaponZ2]

In all my English classes this semester (Writers Craft, Media Studies) we keep making the comparison of the Brits and Yanks.
We talk about spelling in Writers Craft and had a whole chapter dedicated to the difference between American English and Proper English. Things like "Color" and "Colour" or "Check" and "cheque". Basically Canadian English is combination of the two.
Then in Media Studies we seem to pretty much ignore Canadian media and focus on British and American media when making a comparison. Cause once again, its like our television programming and films are a combination of the two......I find this intriguing, but annoying at the same time.
Its like we don't really have our own culture...were like a mix and match of everyone else....Like when you think Canada, what do you see? America Jr. Or Britain's Baby?

 

[Edd Extraordinaire]

American.

 

[hippy fascist]

American english is spelt phonetically so hillbillys can learn to read and write without causing their brains to melt and dribble out of their ears

 

[kainedamo]

American english really is a bastardization of a language. "Let's dumb down a language!!".

In a few decades, we'll all be writing with txt spk.

 

[Joker]

there's no reason to have all those extra letters in british english, it's pointless. yes, it makes it look fancier and more high class, but when you get right down to it, there's no good reason other than "that's how it's always been." Check is much more efficient than cheque, thru is much more efficient than through (it should be pronounced thruff spelled like that...seriously, what the hell is that?). You might as well be saying we should go back to using "thouh" and "ye" and such if you think that british english is superior in any way.

 

[Addendum]

Like when you think Canada, what do you see?

Just a few things...

 

[kainedamo]

there's no reason to have all those extra letters in british english, it's pointless. yes, it makes it look fancier and more high class, but when you get right down to it, there's no good reason other than "that's how it's always been." Check is much more efficient than cheque, thru is much more efficient than through (it should be pronounced thruff spelled like that...seriously, what the hell is that?). You might as well be saying we should go back to using "thouh" and "ye" and such if you think that british english is superior in any way.

You suck. Go back to school.

Using your logic, we really should be using txt spk when typing or writing.

 

[Joker]

You suck. Go back to school.

Using your logic, we really should be using txt spk when typing or writing.

"you suck" wonderful argument there. And no, we shouldnt use txt spk, totally eliminating vowels is also incredibly stupid. But streamlining languages is natural, and has happened since the beginning of time. It's why we dont still see signs on places like "Ye Olde Pub" and such, because the language evolved, and will continue to do so.

 

[Joker]

would that be Boring Lance Storm, or Dancing Lance Storm? Or possibly Lance "I have an enourmous dong" Storm?

 

[kainedamo]

"you suck" wonderful argument there. And no, we shouldnt use txt spk, totally eliminating vowels is also incredibly stupid. But streamlining languages is natural, and has happened since the beginning of time. It's why we dont still see signs on places like "Ye Olde Pub" and such, because the language evolved, and will continue to do so.

Taking letters away from a word simply to make it easier to spell isn't evolution, it's devolution.

 

[InsaneMembrane]

The best there was, the best there is and the best there ever will be....

 

[Addendum]

would that be Boring Lance Storm, or Dancing Lance Storm? Or possibly Lance "I have an enourmous dong" Storm?

Lance Storm was cool. The Impact Players were damn good. WCW ruined him.

 

[WeaponZ2]

there's no reason to have all those extra letters in british english, it's pointless. yes, it makes it look fancier and more high class, but when you get right down to it, there's no good reason other than "that's how it's always been." Check is much more efficient than cheque, thru is much more efficient than through (it should be pronounced thruff spelled like that...seriously, what the hell is that?). You might as well be saying we should go back to using "thouh" and "ye" and such if you think that british english is superior in any way.

Do people us "thru" instead of "through" when writting? Thats messed....

 

[hippy fascist]

when you think Canada, what do you see?

yeah!

 

[Addendum]

yeah!

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[hippy fascist]

t:

DADDY DRANK

 

[Shifty]

There is also French-Canada, which isn't like actual French.

There is also my favourite, centre.

Speaking of Canadian television, on Sunday the CBC starts their 10 part docudrama series, Hockey: A People's History. Canada just takes the best of the UK and USA.

Then there is also the Multi-cultural angle Canada likes to mention.

 

[Addendum]

Dr. Seuss Bible

 

[hippy fascist]

Brain candy is one of my all time favourite films. If nothing else just for don's speaches!

 

[unknownuser]

we are more like britain's child trying to woo America by following its example

 

[Avalanche]

American english really is a bastardization of a language. "Let's dumb down a language!!".

In a few decades, we'll all be writing with txt spk.

A lot of the time it isn't. I lot of US spellings are original English spellings from when we colonised, and we've changed our spellings since.

Naturally, ours is still the correct version of the language.

 

[WeaponZ2]

A lot of the time it isn't. I lot of US spellings are original English spellings from when we colonised, and we've changed our spellings since.

Naturally, ours is still the correct version of the language.

So the Canadian version is what? flawed english?

 

[Avalanche]

^

I don't know much about Canadian spelling or pronounciation.

 

[hippy fascist]

So the Canadian version is what? flawed english?

yes! the queen told me so

 

[WeaponZ2]

Ill give examples (the bold are how we spell it):

English: Colour, labour, neighbour, savour.
American: Color, labor, neighbor, savor.

English:Centre, litre, metre, theatre
American:Center, liter, meter, theater

English:Acknowledgemnet, Judgement, likeable
American:Acknowledgment, Judgment, likable.