Help me with English, please.

[Cruddy]

Originally posted by muxec
What is UK English and what is US English?

Both!

US English is very strict on a lot of rules - z's not s's in words like Civilization ("Civilisation"), no u in color ("colour") and a lot of other nitty gritty stuff.

UK English is broader and generally less strict. We allow American spellings alongside the UK/European (although that color might lose you a point or 2 on a spelling test). UK Dictionaries will give many different spellings of the same word, although aluminum (US?) and aluminium (UK) is one exception. I guess this is down to the different pronounciations.

As for the "Spatial" UK/US, I've never seen the "Spacial" spelling used - so "Spatial" seems a good way to do it.

Nice definition Big Crunch.Some other good properties of Lego is that encourages kids to build models, and is reusable, and shows how a bigger whole can be made of smaller individual components.

[DAVOUT]

Originally posted by alva


Use the 'C', let your teacher mark it as an error, then correct her in front of the whole class

This refers to a teacher-person, I suppose. :

[Zkribbler]

Originally posted by Cruddy

US English is very strict on a lot of rules - z's not s's in words like Civilization ("Civilisation")

...and Zkribbler! You forgot Zkribbler!!

[alva]

Don't forget that english is better for playing scrabble

[Cruddy]

Originally posted by Zkribbler


...and Zkribbler! You forgot Zkribbler!!

Erm... I wasn't aware this was an issue for you!

Some people claim that the UK should standardise spellings and let the dictionaries shrink - but it's not really a popular idea. In my opinion, we would rather see the language grow and get more diverse (you'll never see "chuddies" in a US dictionary! Hindi? for underpants.)

Oh yes, and "spatial awareness" is one skill that is examined and measured using IQ tests .

[FrustratedPoet]

Originally posted by Cruddy
(you'll never see "chuddies" in a US dictionary! Hindi? for underpants.)

Kiss my chuddies, man ......... innit!

Has it actually made it into the OED now?

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by Cruddy
UK Dictionaries will give many different spellings of the same word, although aluminum (US?) and aluminium (UK) is one exception. I guess this is down to the different pronounciations.

It didn't help that the guy that originally discovered alumium, Humphrey Davy(?), chose to rename it aluminum, and then rename it again to aluminium to fit in with all the other -ium elements.