If it didn't have the 'u' in there, my simple brain wouldn't be able to cope with the pronunciation - I'd end up saying 'color' in the same manner I say 'colon'.
poptart
Don't you mean coloun? Actually, that makes me think "au de coloun."
Color. Colour makes me want to pronounce it like Co-luer.ff7fan2
I think that's why it was changed to color. It probably makes it easier for immigrants to figure out the language, because if you're going to say"or" why put a "U" in there? SO apparently since the letter has no function and contradicts the way we pronounce color it shouldn't be in there. Same deal with humor and othersimilar words. At some point somebody decided the U was unnecessary.
Not only is "color" more efficient, it's the truly original spelling, too.
GabuEx
That I didn't know. I thought "colour" came first, honestly.
In English, yes, but English stole that from the modern French coleur, which in turn comes from the Old French color, and finally from the Latin color.
Now you are making me reconsider my like towards "colour". :(
[QUOTE="Cloud_765"] That I didn't know. I thought "colour" came first, honestly.Teenaged
In English, yes, but English stole that from the modern French coleur, which in turn comes from the Old French color, and finally from the Latin color.
Now you are making me reconsider my like towards "colour". :( meh, imo "color" is not english,even if it is latin. Since its the latin, just because the english is taken from the latin, doesn't make the latin the correct spelling in english................:p
Not only is "color" more efficient, it's the truly original spelling, too.
That I didn't know. I thought "colour" came first, honestly. It did, Noah Webster was the one who put out the Americanized dictionary that got rid of the "u"
In English, yes, but English stole that from the modern French coleur, which in turn comes from the Old French color, and finally from the Latin color.
Overlord93
Now you are making me reconsider my like towards "colour". :( meh, imo "color" is not english,even if it is latin. Since its the latin, just because the english is taken from the latin, doesn't make the latin the correct spelling in english................:pNo, I am not influenced because I find that a relation to Latin makes it the correct one.
I am just not fond of French and according to Gabu the "our" is basically its fault! :x
[QUOTE="Overlord93"][QUOTE="Teenaged"]Now you are making me reconsider my like towards "colour". :(
Teenaged
meh, imo "color" is not english,even if it is latin. Since its the latin, just because the english is taken from the latin, doesn't make the latin the correct spelling in english................:pNo, I am not influenced because I find that a relation to Latin makes it the correct one.
I am just not fond of French and according to Gabu the "our" is basically its fault! :x
>Its the fault of the french I like your thinking. god damn, I may have to change my mind :P
In Canada we like our U's. Colour, favourite, honour, etc. I always use this Canadian spelling. The only canadian thing I don't like is calling the letter Z 'zed'. I prefer to call it 'zee'.
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