# Can't.... Supress.... Urge.... To.... Insult... Am.... ericans..!

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 1, 2003, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-supress-urge-to-insult-am-ericans/152009 "2003-02-01T00:54:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2003, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-supress-urge-to-insult-am-ericans/152009/101 "2003-02-05T01:00:48Z")

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And as for the spelling of British English words…

You ditch the ‘u’ from favourite because it is silent?

Fine also, makes sense and all that.

But then why don’t you ditch the last ‘e’? why not ditch the h from ‘why’? why not replace the ‘oe’ in shoe with ‘oo’?

If you took the logic ‘ditch the u because it is silent’ to it’s extreme. what you end up with would not be English.

The ‘u’ is there bacause that’s how the english language IS!

(logic asside - I happen to like the British spelling of all words. they roll off the tongue better)

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