Color is spelt wrong everywhere...

[Dare2]

Actually, how do you pronounce it? Rhymes with "True"? Or "How"?

[Kale]

In English, "color" is the correct spelling and "realize" is the correct spelling. English, like most languages that are routinely spoken advance and change. Unfortunately, you have countries like the UK that have a fear of change and largely base their "version" of English on a dialect from the late 1700s through early 1800s. Although this is "cute" in a historical sense, in the real world it has no practicality. It could be worse, the British could still be speaking Old English and saying thinks like "Trueth" instead of "Truth".

I enjoy seeing and reading the British spellings in old classic literature. However we are now in the 21st century. It would be nice if the British could at least catch up to the 20th century when it comes to their use of the English language.

What? The ignorance of English in this post staggers me! Please remember that the English language originated in England and everywhere else is a version of it. American English, as a language, has done away with many letters from words it deems unnecessary which of course is that country's perogative. Neither language is above or below each other and to say that we need to update our language is a racist and egotistical thing to say. What do you think of other languages, e.g. from developing countries, tribal languages, etc??? What superior, high and mighty country are you from? :roll:

I do however concede that most programming languages adopt American English as their language, which is totally fine by me. I was just coding the other night when i noticed the spelling and wondered if this was another command spelling that got lost in translation (like other commands that have been re-named from French) so IMHO the bug report was valid.

I wish people would have a little more respect for other countries and cultures than shown in this thread! :roll:

P.S. Babbage is regarded to have created the first programmable computer and (Lady) Ada Lovelace was the first programmer (who programmed it).

[netmaestro]

er... you mean "prerogative"?

Sorry! Couldn't resist, it was just too tempting!

[USCode]

Tsk, tsk, take a valium or 3!! This part of your argument "computer was heavily evolved the United States" might very well be trtue, but it was never invented there. Do your research and don't accuse me or anyone else of having "Anti American" sentiment merely because I mentioned a fact. It wasn't an attack on your country, it was an empirical, historically proven fact, not a personal issue.

You didn't address my question at all. When/where did the United States take credit for inventing the computer??? Facts please.

Grow up and think before you make such childish comments in the future. It's blatantly offensive.

Those cheap shots just keep rolling in from you, please keep it up!

[netmaestro]

Well, I don't think they ever really laid claim to fathering the computer, if you don't count Al Gore's bizarre statement that he created the internet:

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,18390,00.html

[Killswitch]

*Agress with Kale*

[USCode]

... if you don't count Al Gore's bizarre statement that he created the internet:

Ha! Yeah, that was a classic Al Gore!

No, most of that credit seems to go to Vint Cerf, another one of those pesky Americans: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinton_Cerf

[Lyon]

American English, as a language

There is no such thing, there is only one English language. Languages progress, it is a fact of life. Languages even have subtle differences (even within the same country), and in some countries due to their culture a language does not progress very much. The UK has been around a LONG time and has a well established history. It is only natural that English would not change as much in their country as in the US.

In the US, being a melting pot of people escaping from the persecution of other countries, the English language progressed (changed) very quickly as bits and pieces were taken from the immigrants from various countries and cultures that made this country.

to say that we need to update our language is a racist and egotistical thing to say.

Don't be silly. There is nothing racist about it. We are talking about a language, not people.

What do you think of other languages, e.g. from developing countries, tribal languages, etc???

Evidently the British do not think very much of tribal languages, as they came over here and started killing people who didn't speak English and who weren't white (which at the time the British were speaking Old English and not the English they do today) calling us heathens and animals and not humans.

What superior, high and mighty country are you from?

I am an American Indian.

I wish people would have a little more respect for other countries and cultures than shown in this thread!

Me too, but it won't happen. This forum has always been big on American bashing.

[Kale]

bullshit

Im sorry but you don't know anything about what you are talking about! You have arrogant, ignorant and ill conceived ideas of history that simply aren't true! Your original post included the line:

Unfortunately, you have countries like the UK that have a fear of change and largely base their "version" of English on a dialect from the late 1700s through early 1800s.

This is simply not true. England as well as the rest of the United Kingdom is very fast to change and meet the ever changing world head-on and this is evident in all part of our multicultural society and government policies, if you are wanting to compare your country to others, then you would see what a laughing stock you are to the rest of the western world for your unwilliness to change to meet current global issues. Kyoto?, anyone?

As for our language being based on Old English is an absolute joke, Anglo-Saxon as it is properly known died out around the year 1100

# Indo-European and Germanic Influences (-500 AD)
# Old English (500-1100 AD)
# The Norman Conquest and Middle English (1100-1500)
# Early-Modern English (1500-1800)
# Late-Modern English (1800-Present)

This forum has always been big on American bashing.

Stop making it so easy for us then :roll: Nothing needs updating with UK English, fool!

In the US, being a melting pot of people escaping from the persecution of other countries, the English language progressed (changed) very quickly as bits and pieces were taken from the immigrants from various countries and cultures that made this country.

No, the language changed very quickly due to the illiteracy of the immigrants of which most were wanting to pioneer a new life in the Americas, not because of persecution.

Don't be silly. There is nothing racist about it. We are talking about a language, not people.

Try that line with ebonics!

Anyway enough of this! This is a waste of time...

[Lyon]

This is simply not true. England as well as the rest of the United Kingdom is very fast to change and meet the ever changing world head-on and this is evident in all part of our multicultural society and government policies,

You are free to believe whatever you wish.

if you are wanting to compare your country to others,

I fail to see how comparing the Cherokee Nation to other countries will benefit your argument?

then you would see what a laughing stock you are to the rest of the western world

If you are talking about America, that is rather silly to say as you are just making fun of yourselves. "White" Americans have the same perverted values and ideals as their British, Spanish and European ancestors.

for your unwilliness to change to meet current global issues. Kyoto?, anyone?

I was unaware the Cherokee Nation was invited to Kyoto. However, I do support the US's stance on the nonsense that was being propogated. It appears that some of the countries involved in Kyoto would believe the moon is made of green cheese if you told them so.

As for our language being based on Old English is an absolute joke,

I said it could be worse and you could still be speaking it. Where do you think English came from?

Anglo-Saxon as it is properly known died out around the year 1100

You should tell that to my old professor at Johns Hopkins, she would get a kick out of the joke. Old English was in use well into the late 1600s.

some old text book wrote

It is bad to quote textbooks if you want to add legitimacy to an argument. When I was a kid textbooks taught Columbus discovered America 1492. Textbooks are not known for truth or accuracy.

Nothing needs updating with UK English, fool!

Its sad you feel the need to resort to name calling. However, I applaud you for stepping up and flexing your insecurities. You must feel very proud of yourself.

due to the illiteracy of the immigrants

Does this apply to the British immigrants? If so, it could certainly explain a lot.

of which most were wanting to pioneer a new life in the Americas, not because of persecution.

Depends on where and when doesn't it? Maryland (where I now live) was literally founded by people escaping the Catholic church. Other areas of the US were colonized by people escaping the oppression of the British. Many Irish came here because of famines and their government's inability to provide for its people. And so on through the other races of immigrants.

[Kale]

some old text book wrote

It is bad to quote textbooks if you want to add legitimacy to an argument. When I was a kid textbooks taught Columbus discovered America 1492.

http://www.wordorigins.org/histeng.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Saxo ... n_language
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Englis ... onceptions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of ... h_language

Old English is often erroneously used to refer to any form of English other than Modern English. The term Old English does not refer to varieties of Early Modern English such as are found in Shakespeare or the King James Bible, nor does it refer to Middle English, the language of Chaucer and his contemporaries. The following timeline helps place the history of the English language in context. Please note that the dates used are approximate dates. It is inaccurate to state that everyone stopped speaking Old English in 1099, and woke up on New Year's Day of 1100 speaking Middle English. Language change is gradual, and cannot be as easily demarcated as historical or political events are.

AD 450–1100 Old English (Anglo-Saxon) – The language of Beowulf.

AD 1100–1500 Middle English – The language of Chaucer.

AD 1500–1800 Early Modern English (or Renaissance English) – The language of Shakespeare.

AD 1800–present Modern English (or Present-Day English) – The language as spoken today.

You should tell that to my old professor at Johns Hopkins, she would get a kick out of the joke. Old English was in use well into the late 1600s.

Lol, you want to tell him to actually read history instead of making it up...

The modern English that is spoken in today's Britain was changed through a conscious effort by the powers that were, not through natural evolution. So in effect it has been updated. American English as it stands today is basically an illiterate bastardisation of modern English which has altered through hundreds of years of mispronunciation and mis-spelling.

BTW since when was the Cherokee Nation a country? Why would they be invited to an internation summit? You, my friend are American! like it or not. :roll:

BTW this really is my last post on this boring subject...

[chris319]

The mere mention of the word "standard" gives some of you apoplexy, but the ISO standard for BASIC specifies the American spelling. Name one other computer language which uses "COLOUR". ISO stands for International Standards Organization, BTW.

If Purebasic itself uses English as it's language to base all commands on, you do realise that 'color' is actually spelt 'colour'?

Do you realise that "it's" is a contraction for "it is" and "its" is the possesive form of "it"? Perhaps an English brush-up is in order? Your face should be coloured red over this.

[Kale]

The mere mention of the word "standard" gives some of you apoplexy, but the ISO standard for BASIC specifies the American spelling. Name one other computer language which uses "COLOUR". ISO stands for International Standards Organization, BTW.

If Purebasic itself uses English as it's language to base all commands on, you do realise that 'color' is actually spelt 'colour'?

Do you realise that "it's" is a contraction for "it is" and "its" is the possesive form of "it"? Perhaps an English brush-up is in order? Your face should be coloured red over this.

http://www.advicemeant.com/flame/10-definition.shtml
See Spelling Flamer.

[chris319]

When you don't know the difference between "its" and "it's" I suppose your best defense is to call someone a spelling flamer.

[Fred]

Quite boring, really.