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I just visited Moo3 forums. They are debating why Moo3 will be released in England one month later. The consensus is the time needed for translation. For example, they have to change Evon, Psilon, and Klackon to Evoun, Psiloun, and Klackoun... http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">ROFL http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif I must have missed that thread! Not to mention Phasours, Disruptours, and Fusioun Cannouns http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/tongue.gif ... and you forgot something with Evon, it's not Evoun, it's Aevoun!

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Well, if they want to spell a lot of words wrong, they can go right ahead. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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Aluminium, anyone?

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Who says the U.S. is the one who's spelling is all wrong?

Heh heh... Now the Brits gotta throw u's into everything to make themselves special! http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You sure it ain't the other way around? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif With the US removing the U's. I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure the Brits were speaking English long before anyone in the US. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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I'd think that the americanisms such as color and lite are introduced for two reasons. With the dropping of the "u" in many words (including but not limited to honour, colour, neighbour...) the americans were distinguishing/distancing themselves from their british "overlords" who spoke the same language. I'd imagine that had the lower colonies not had the rebellion/revolution, they'd be using the "u" just as much as their less independent neighbours to their north. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

As to lite, defense (instead of defence) etc. I'd imagine that these are more the result of simplification for the sake of commercialism. The brits, having a major economic downturn combined with a weakened but significant aristocracy (which favours the status quo) have not embraced this whole-sale linguistic simplification scheme. We canadians have likely (through osmosis) taken the british lead without even realizing it!

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">You sure it ain't the other way around? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif With the US removing the U's. I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure the Brits were speaking English long before anyone in the US. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Yeah, and they grew decadent. Americans have moved on from the ancient forms of the language. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon10.gif http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Well I guess it's a start. Now if you can get rid of the K in knife and the P in pneumonia I'll be really impressed http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon7.gif

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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">No, those need to remain as impediments to keep "furriners" from learning English. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/icons/icon12.gif