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How do Canadians spell colour (color)?

Question #95041. Asked by billythebrit.
Last updated Oct 10 2016.

Related Trivia Topics: Canada   Colors  
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English speaking Canadians usually use colour.

French speaking Canadians use couleur.

Canada has two official languages, French and English. Their English is called Canadian English, and is a combination of both British and American English.

To answer your question on the whole they would spell it the British way - 'colour', although the American way - 'color', is not entirely uncommon.

link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_English

Response last updated by Terry on Oct 10 2016.
Apr 25 2008, 9:33 AM
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BRY2K
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Not ALL Canadians spell the word "colour", to be fair Francophone Canadians spell it "COULEUR".

C'est la vie!

link http://french.about.com/library/begin/bl_colors.htm

Apr 25 2008, 10:00 AM
billythebrit
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Ah, but those French-Canadians still have a 'u' in their colour!

Apr 25 2008, 10:24 AM
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True, billy but they also have an "e" which makes their spelling different than both the American and English Canadian spellings.


Apr 25 2008, 11:06 AM
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