• Forester@pawb.social
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        8 days ago

        It’s not random. Source am American that reads a lot.

        Noah Webster, in his efforts to standardize American English, simplified spellings by removing the “u” in words like “colour,” “honour,” and “favour”.

        I spell most words the British way. But it’s gray, not grey.

        • Auli@lemmy.ca
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          8 days ago

          It’s grey never even heard of the gray spelling.

          • samus12345@sh.itjust.works
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            8 days ago

            “Gray” is the more common spelling in the US, “grey” is the more common spelling in the UK (and apparently Canada).

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            8 days ago

            In Canada, there’s a mixture of American spelling and Canadian spelling. I personally choose not to use the U because it looks ridiculous.

      • BeBopALouie@lemmy.ca
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        8 days ago

        Wait you hear how us Canadians pronounce Lieutenant. I am almost 70. I was taught in school (Canadian) that is how you spell colour armour and a whole lot more. So easily forgotten things are after a couple/ of decades with our present and eroding school systems.