why is this not one way or the other?

addendum: wow, thanks everyone. I truly never knew it was a British vs. American spelling thing.

  • lillardfair@lemmy.worldEnglish
    141·
    1 day ago

    I know it’s an American vs other English speaking countries thing, but as an American I can honestly never remember which one we are. I always used to look it up, but now I just shoot from the hip and assume I’m right, which feels the most American way to approach it.

    • tyler@programming.dev
      8·
      23 hours ago

      I think that’s what most Americans do. I don’t think I’ve thought about how to spell it in decades. I just spell it both ways depending on the day.

    • shyguyblue@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      16 hours ago

      When I was in high school, a girl passed me a note:

      Are you gray?

      Never forgot the spelling ;)