Your spelling!

[OntarioVanMan]

Ok answer me this you brainiacs!

WHEN did you guys (The U.S.) drop the U from colour,labour..theres 1 or 2 more words but I can't remember. Being your roots were British rule you originally used the U BUT somewhere it disappeared.

 

[Moot]

Ovm, I think maybe it was about the same time we told them to kiss off and dumped their bloody tea!

 

[terryandrene]

Moot is probably right. We were demonstrating that we don't need U, the Brits, that is.

 

[Moot]

Excellent Terry!!!!

 

[OntarioVanMan]

*standing O for Terry* What a great come back!!!!*LOL*

 

[cheri1122]

Terry is a master of one liners, no question.
If you're interested in the evolution of American English, though, there's a book by Bill Bryson, "American Made" that clears up some of the mysteries of the language. And if you've never had the pleasure of reading any of his books - Bill Bryson could write about dryer lint, and make it funny.(A reviewer said that, and I agree) Bryson is a treasure, and best of all, you actually learn something from his books, in between the laugh out loud stuff - I don't think it gets any better than that.

 

[Crazynuff]

Canadians have their own vocabulary . You do not do laundry in the washroom . http://www.daringyoungmom.com/2007/08/27/western-canadian-washroom-sightings/
We know the correct English term is water closet but that also can lead to confusion. http://monster-island.org/tinashumor/humor/wc.html

 

[OntarioVanMan]

Crazy...now that was funny reading....Thanks for your research!

 

[Crazynuff]

I found that info a while back when a hotshotter from AL said something about building his wife a washroom . A driver from MD later asked him how the new bathroom was coming along . I figured I'd explain things to them telling the AL , whose wife usually travels with him , if his wife ever went in a Canadian travel centre not to go back to the truck for the laundry .