Do wewe think that the same word should have different spellings in different countries? (e.g. mom/ mum, color/ colour) kura ya maoni Results - Debate

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Debate Do wewe think that the same word should have different spellings in different countries? (e.g. mom/ mum, color/ colour)

28 fans picked:

Yes

79%

21%

rbweasley posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita

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18 comments

	samuraibond005 picked Yes: To be honest, I don't think it matters. posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.

	DarkSarcasm said: It's those damn Brits, putting in unnecessary letters and trying to complicate things... ;) posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.

	kiraragirl200 said: ^lol XD I don't think it matters either posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.

	rbweasley said: I'm Australian, so I do put in unnecessary letters ;), but I just think that the spelling of 'mom' is just weird. posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.

	cassie-1-2-3 picked Yes: You're used to what it's like where you were raised. To me, a mum is a flower, not a parent. Colour is a pronunciation you use when you're trying to be annoying I don't care how things are spelled in other countries. I don't know why some people are so bothered by it. posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.

	cassie-1-2-3 picked Yes: Ah, i picked the wrong option posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.

	bri-marie picked Yes: Every country has it's own grammatical structure, vowel sounds, and words, and they're all different for a reason. Trying to keep all the words spelled the same would just cause chaos. And, like Cassie said, I don't understand why people are bothered by how other countries spell words. I'm not bothered by the English using 'mum' instead of 'mom.' Why should they be bothered by the way the Americans spell it? posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.

	Sandfire_Paiger picked Yes: I don't have a problem with it. posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita. last edited zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita

	Shepard14 picked Yes: It doesn't matter. We are all intelligent enough to know what the word is and what it means.... posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.

	Xeginy picked Yes: Are people actually bothered by this? This is a phenomenon that happens in every language, not just English. Is there anybody willing to comment on why they are bothered by it? I'm really curious now. posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.

	ThePrincesTale picked Yes: I'm quite indifferent. Though American spelling for some reason does irk me, don't ask me why, it's one of those stupid idiosyncricies, and not a rational dislike, lol. Don't bash me for it. Mums FTW. posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.

	Book-Freak said: Why is anyone bothered by this? It can be confusing when your read things and they appear to be full of spelling mistakes, but does it really matter? posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.

	DarkCEpitome picked Yes: Why shouldn't they, exactly? I agree with what Book-Freak has stated. posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.

	Synthwave picked Yes: The real question is, who selected 'no' in the first place? I'd love to ask what's so bad about it. posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.

	zanhar1 picked Yes: I'm unbothered by it. posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.

	DarkSarcasm said: ^If you were in England, you could be unbouthered by it. X'D posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.

	ThePrincesTale picked Yes: ^Loool I am pleased to report that I have gotten over teenage-era dislike of american spelling, and I beg you to view my cringe comment on here in light of the fact that I was 15. I was a filthy prescriptivist until I learnt a bit more linguistics Unsolicited podcast reccomendation: Lingthusiasm. Shitty name, great content.Two linguists sit down and chat about stuff like "colour words around the world", "how babies acquire language" (super interesting), "how we make vowels", and a lot of other shit about language that you never even appreciated existed. One of my favs. (Ngl the difference in date format still annoys me bc sometimes you just can't tell if a website's "10/3" means 10th of March or 3rd of October) posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.

	zanhar1 picked Yes: @DS Splendid now I can be indifferent in British too! @Princes Oml dude I missed a perfectly good concert because of the date thing!!!! posted zaidi ya mwaka mmoja uliopita.