Did they make a spelling error? - License to Drive (1988) Discussion

[–] runmethrough 17 years ago

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm almost positive that it is, in fact, spelled "License." They did not make an error.

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[–] ellino_kanadezo 17 years ago

I always thought it was Licnse to, but then i was looking at a document that I had and it was spelt Licence.

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[–] gunnafan 17 years ago

The word Licence is spelt differently in different countries. The American spelling is with an 'S' and the English spelling is with a 'C'.

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[–] wlmmn 17 years ago

No, they didn't make a spelling error. You're just ignorant by calling it an error by holding its American title up to British English spelling standards.

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[–] ellino_kanadezo 17 years ago

Um, i'm not from England, but if you must know I am from Canada and know that many words are spelt different, but Licence is one that I recently heard of being spelt differently

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[–] wlmmn 17 years ago

Well, I'm sorry to mean offense, but I get a little tired of people who speak a different brand of English insisting that us Americans spell everything wrong. It's a American movie, the title is American English, therefore the spelling is NOT an error. All the snobbish posts I read from British users makes me a tad defensive whenever someone challenges American spelling.

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[–] BethH24 15 years ago

Yes but with all due respect, the British invented the English language, so you should really spell the words properly in America. I don't understand why you spell them differently there.And I'm not being snobbish , i just think that's how it should be.Other countries spell English words the correct way, so why can't you ?.I have nothing against Americans at all though, I have some friends from there, and I find the country interesting as well.

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[–] sandrock41 15 years ago

America is the only country with different spelling of words in English. Should call it American English. Proper English has been the standard for as long as English has existed so it is the right way, anything else is wrong.

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[–] daughterofolaf 15 years ago

Dear GOD, this is hands down the funniest post I have ever read! LOL

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[–] doowopfan 10 years ago

I think it is stupid that Europeans put a "u" in the word "color". It doesn't rhyme with "hour" so get that damn "u" out of there.

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[–] Prismark10 8 years ago

'I think it is stupid that Europeans put a "u" in the word "color". It doesn't rhyme with "hour" so get that damn "u" out of there. '

In Europe they speak a lot of different languages such as French, German, Spanish for example.

However in Britain they speak English, it is their language. It is kind of stupid to borrow their language and then calling them stupid for its rules of grammar!

It's that man again!!

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[–] Costumer (1825) 4 years ago

A bit old post, but ....
First, the US did not "borrow" English. English was one of several languages spoken by Europeans who came over. French and Spanish were the two other major ones. There were also, of course, the various Native American languages.

Over time, as the various colonies grew and organized, English became the dominant language. Also over that time the language changed as ALL languages change over time. Since the US and England were separated by the Atlantic ocean they developed differently.

The same things have happened in other areas that speak English. Australian and Canadian English are not identical to British English either.

Also, don't kid yourself that the British English spoken today is the same as the one spoken in the 17th and 18th century.

Comments that American English is "debased" or "wrong" only demonstrate an ignorance of linguistics and how languages develop.

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