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Wedge_Antilles:
I'm no pro when it comes to spelling and grammar, so I'm relying on google to get me an answer on this and oddly enough I'm getting different answers from different sites. Some agree with you, others say that "mold" is the spelling for both terms in American english.
I'm just gonna stare blankly at a wall until I forget about it and move on.
Quantus:
--- Quote from: Ananda on January 15, 2018, 02:06:26 PM ---It's not just an alternate spelling, though. They are two different words. Like "mantle" and "mantel".
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Not in the US. Or rather, they are two separate words that have identical meanings, each of which share their various distinct usages/definitions.
Kindler:
Can confirm, it's a US/UK spelling difference. American English often removes the "u" from traditionally "ou" words. Most spellchecker software refers to American English as "English: Simplified" to denote our colonial heathen status over things like that.
Quantus:
--- Quote from: Kindler on January 15, 2018, 06:25:42 PM ---Can confirm, it's a US/UK spelling difference. American English often removes the "u" from traditionally "ou" words. Most spellchecker software refers to American English as "English: Simplified" to denote our colonial heathen status over things like that.
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Ya, we apparently changes loads of words just to be contrary. Ironically, the modern spoken form of English accent in America is actually closer to the original than the modern British accent, which evolved later due to some class warfare. Other colonies like Australia sound the way they do because they were founded after the pronunciation changed on the eastern side of the pond. So we speak it better, but still dont know how to spell... :P
Kindler:
For a fun time, look into Noah Webster's push for English Spelling Reform circa 1805-ish. He's the real reason American spelling is different; the UK went through their own ESR centered (centred) around the formation and publication of the Oxford English Dictionary. Both based their spellings and definitions on independent, accepted, previously published contexts.
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