23-07-2014, 11:58 PM
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Re: Different Spelling?
Originally Posted by AutumnColour
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Ha ha! Well Jem if you mean 'plow' the field, that's how we spell it.
You'll find lots of Canadians spell it 'plough,' and it is taught that way in lots of schools - on this side of the country anyway.
24-07-2014, 12:11 AM
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I think you're right, ha ha. I just asked my husband how he would spell plough for 'plough the fields' & he said 'plough'
Ohhhh.... I feel sooo duuuuummmb
I was and am a good speller too
I think 'plow' is when you're going to PLOW somebody (hit them hard
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24-07-2014, 08:13 AM
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Re: Different Spelling?
Originally Posted by AutumnColour
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Hey! EZ! Get back to the Games Section!
Yes, we spell jewellery like that but I do wish it was jewelry, because its how it's said, not 'jew-well-ery' which is how it looks.
We also spell 'cheques' like that, not 'checks' as in writing a cheque for someone.
That's the French creeping in but "vive la difference". Hope I got that right
24-07-2014, 12:13 PM
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Re: Different Spelling?
Originally Posted by EZ Rider
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Hi AC . Sorry, I didn't mean to offend half the population of the world.
No worries?
24-07-2014, 12:42 PM
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Having a chuckle over this thread. I'm Canadian but I live very close to the USA border and that being said we not only learn to spell like them we pronouce a few words like them. Mostly listening to USA newscasts does it.For instance, roof I might pronouce ruff. And if I had to I would call the pow-leece
24-07-2014, 12:53 PM
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Re: Different Spelling?
Originally Posted by AutumnColour
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I've noticed the word "whingers" & it makes me chuckle, no offence Is it "whiners" because that's how we spell it.
Ozzies sometimes refer to the Brits as 'whinging poms'
24-07-2014, 01:26 PM
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Re: Different Spelling?
Originally Posted by Rachel
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It's pronounced 'winjers' Ozzies sometimes refer to the Brits as 'whinging poms'
24-07-2014, 01:27 PM
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Re: Different Spelling?
Originally Posted by Gypsy
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Having a chuckle over this thread. I'm Canadian but I live very close to the USA border and that being said we not only learn to spell like them we pronouce a few words like them. Mostly listening to USA newscasts does it.For instance, roof I might pronouce ruff. And if I had to I would call the pow-leece
24-07-2014, 03:43 PM
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Re: Different Spelling?
Originally Posted by AutumnColour
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Thanks Rachel, I was thinking in my head it was like 'wingers'
It's an odd word anyway isn't it.
Which reminds me ... 'Aluminium'
we have that extra 'i' and the emphasis is on the 3rd syllable
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