US vs UK
spelling, that is.
One of the odder things about me is that after I moved back to the States from the UK, I retained some mild British-isms. I say 'lift' for elevator, and write the date with the number first, then the month, then the year (28 Nov 09). I usually spell things the de facto British way - colour, honour, neighbour, etc.
But now my son is learning to read and spell, and he's constantly asking me 'Mommy, how do you spell' whatever word he's looking at. I think it's his way of checking that he's reading the word correctly.
He asked me today: 'How do you spell 'colour'?' and I had to think for a second whether I was going to respond with the British spelling or the American one.
I picked the American one. I feel like I've sold out. But he read the word!
One of the odder things about me is that after I moved back to the States from the UK, I retained some mild British-isms. I say 'lift' for elevator, and write the date with the number first, then the month, then the year (28 Nov 09). I usually spell things the de facto British way - colour, honour, neighbour, etc.
But now my son is learning to read and spell, and he's constantly asking me 'Mommy, how do you spell' whatever word he's looking at. I think it's his way of checking that he's reading the word correctly.
He asked me today: 'How do you spell 'colour'?' and I had to think for a second whether I was going to respond with the British spelling or the American one.
I picked the American one. I feel like I've sold out. But he read the word!