American and British English spelling and pronunciations
American and British English spelling and pronunciations
What are some words you feel sound more right in both the American and British English?
I use a mix of the two depending on the word.
For example, I stand by pronouncing words like “Amazon” with an “ehn” sound at the end ovet an “ohn” sound, prefer spelling colour and flavour with a u, and also like using double Ls for words like travelling. Also, it is “grey”. (British English)
However, I pronounce Z as “zee”and call them fries rather than chips.
There are also spellings where I sort of alternate between depending on my mood, such as “meter” vs “metre”and“airplane” vs “aeroplane”
Are there any words that you think sound better in British and American spellings/pronunciations?
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I use a mix of the two depending on the word.
Hello, may I introduce you to Canadian English?
Eh?
Do you by any chance know where I could read a good introduction to Canadian English?
I can write fluently in UK and US English but Canadian sometimes has me stumped.
I'm not sure about online sources, but this is a solid reference book: https://editors.ca/publications/editing-canadian-english/
Thanks!
Yup. I use whatever feels best, which is usually American words, British spelling (except for the -ze instead of -se for words that end in a "z" sound).
Also, there are our own Canadianisms, like "washroom".
Wait, everyone else doesn't call in a washroom?
Heathens!
Washroom promotes the incorrect assumption that people wash their hands. Any time spent in a public latrine will show this to be inaccurate.
Water closet, on the other hand, tells you exactly what to expect. Cramped, likely too dark or too bright, and riddled with moisture of both expected and occult origin.
Water closet is the way.
Compelling argument.
Yeah, and bathroom suggests that there are baths or places for bathing.
Water closet really is the right thing to call it!
Even some places in the US are switching over to calling them WCs.
We call them bathrooms in the us