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Well, i would like to ask why they drop the 'u' in words, such as colour and flavour, and why they say 'mom' not 'mum'.
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Because it's simpler I should think. The same reason that a 'cheque' becomes a 'check' in the US and 'queue' becomes 'line'.
In a previous thread somewhere I think there was an American who argued very cogently that aluminum was actually the correct and original way of spelling it and that the extra 'i' was incorrect. Can't remember the details though
Agree about the daft imperial measurements. I can cope with miles etc but when it comes to other measurements then it's just crazy. I assume scientists must use metric to make all the SI units work?
[ 08-26-2005, 08:13 AM: Message edited by: shamrock_uk ]