User talk:SpNeo/Spelling Guide

Article states that Canadian spelling always follows 'our' form. This is absolutely wrong, especially in Western Canada. Same applies for 're' endings. And since when is the Canadian Oxford Dictionary the bible of the English language in Canada?

Article needs to be modified to dispel the myth that Canadian spelling so closely follows UK spelling. The left-wing media might want it to be that way but that doesn't mean that is how it really is.

The comment above disputes the current text and questions references but cites no authority for the assertions made. Suggesting that regional practice (if it is indeed a regional practice because I'm unaware of it) trumps any standard is also questionable.

However, in the article itself, the sneer about other internet sites and the statement of the author's motive seems out of place.

--174.7.25.37 (talk) 00:12, 6 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

-l- and -ll- section

In American English the forms "enrol" and "instal" are so rare as to be nonexistent. The 11th ed of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary does like "enrol" as an alternate spelling but not "instal". —Preceding unsigned comment added by Dsewell (talk • contribs) 15:00, 18 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

French speakers would laugh at American spelling.

This spelling guide, clearly shows how the expatriated Englishman were really illiterate -this is of course valid for those who read and speak French language as most of the spelling used by the American is nothing else but a grammatical and dictation error in the eyes of French natives.Davedawit (talk) 18:19, 2 July 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Squalor

Is right in UK and US English, right? --John (talk) 07:48, 8 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, and this is evidence why the BBC should not be allowed to talk to children. KenSharp (talk) 14:21, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Program in Australian English

The shorter spelling, "program" is more common in Australia, and is the spelling preferred in the Macquarie Dictionary. Michael Glass (talk) 02:51, 5 June 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Mum/Mom

Mam is acceptable in England, especially the North. Mum is very rarely used in conversation in the North. — Preceding unsigned comment added by KenSharp (talk • contribs) 13:57, 24 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]