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Re:Why are there so many Canadians in India? by peteretep on Monday May 03, 2021 @04:33AM (#27022807)
> a weird mixture

Nothing weird about https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_spelling

Re:Why are there so many Canadians in India? by mod50ack on Monday May 03, 2021 @05:21AM (#27023061)
Canada doesn't follow the etymological principles behind Oxford spelling, though. For instance, it uses "analyze" rather than "analyse", even though this comes from a Greek sigma (unlike the -ιζω verbs which become -ize in OED). At least in common use, as well, "programme", for instance, is rare, although sometimes found.

Canadians themselves are also pretty inconsistent personally and often use American spellings, especially outside of the -our/-or and -re/-er series, which are the most well-known differences. Part of this is probably attribuable to the fact that Canadian media used American spellings until the 90s.

Canadians also may be found using hyperbritish forms proscribed by the OED, such as "honourary" for "honorary" and so on.

Re:Why are there so many Canadians in India? by refurb on Monday May 03, 2021 @06:40AM (#27023461)
It’s a weird mixture when both colour and color are accepted spellings for the same word.
Re:Why are there so many Canadians in India? by jefftk on Monday May 03, 2021 @11:26AM (#27026304)
Does it bother you that the dictionary has both grey and gray?
Re:Why are there so many Canadians in India? by refurb on Monday May 03, 2021 @09:11PM (#27032977)
Yup. It’s one of those “shit or get off the pot” type things.
Re:Why are there so many Canadians in India? by chromanoid on Monday May 03, 2021 @06:55AM (#27023537)
Hehehehehe (laughs in German)