# Looking at Cheques **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 24, 2012, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-cheques/616671 "2012-03-24T04:15:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bengangmo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/50afbb/32.png) [@bengangmo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bengangmo)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-cheques/616671/1 "2012-03-24T04:15:02Z")
For the non 'Mercans… Even after umpteen years on this board and reading American spelling in general, one of the “mispellings” that still catches my attention the most and irratuionally bugs the everloving shit out of me is check / cheque. Most of the others I couldn’t give two figs, but this one is just purely wrong. That’s all ---
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-cheques/616671/2 "2012-03-24T05:03:05Z")
God Help You if you text us. ---
**Author:** ![JWT\_Kottekoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/3ec8ea/32.png) [@JWT\_Kottekoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JWT_Kottekoe)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-cheques/616671/3 "2012-03-24T06:39:55Z")
The misspelling that bugs me is “irratuionally.” Cheque your work. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 6:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-cheques/616671/4 "2012-03-24T06:58:50Z")
“Misspellings,” too. ---
**Author:** ![Terr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-cheques/616671/5 "2012-03-24T07:46:08Z")
It is not a “misspelling”. It is a valid American spelling. Same with “civilization”, “fraternization” and various other “…zations”. Or “color”. Or “theater”. Or “practice”. Or “program”. And hundreds if not thousands other examples. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 8:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-cheques/616671/6 "2012-03-24T08:39:33Z")
Gaudere’s Law: Any post made to point out a spelling or grammar error will invariably contain a spelling or grammar error. Close enough to apply. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-cheques/616671/7 "2012-03-24T08:44:10Z")
Yeah, and what’s up with the way the French say ‘Paris’. Different from the whole rest of the world! Seriously, no - its not wrong, neither is it a misspelling (and neither os it a GQ). Fail. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-cheques/616671/8 "2012-03-24T08:50:46Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > Yeah, and what’s up with the way the French say ‘Paris’. Different from the whole rest of the world! > > Seriously, no - its not wrong, neither is it a misspelling (and neither os it a GQ). Fail. If this was aimed at me, I was referring to the OP. And neither is it a GQ either 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Cugel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cugel/32/1199_2.png) [@Cugel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cugel)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 9:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-cheques/616671/9 "2012-03-24T09:09:13Z")
> [@bengangmo](#): > > still catches my attention the most and irratuionally bugs the everloving shit out of me is check / cheque. For me, it’s “math”. ---
**Author:** ![Polycarp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/82dd89/32.png) [@Polycarp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polycarp)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-cheques/616671/10 "2012-03-24T09:15:23Z")
I don;t mich care how Canadians/Brits spell “cheque” – so long as they don’t call the 200-yeaqr-old American spelling a misspelling. (Notice that the OP misspells it as ‘mispelling’ – which I presumnme is to pell in an erroneoua manner, But if you want me to start writing it ‘cheque’, I’ll need a handwritten request from the Duque of Cambridge. ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 12:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-cheques/616671/11 "2012-03-24T12:57:00Z")
Since this is GQ, not **The Pit** or **MPSIMS** , I’ll answer that **Polerius** has a [GreaseMonkey solution](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=638836) for you for this and any other “mispellings”. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-cheques/616671/12 "2012-03-24T13:19:40Z")
> [@Cicero](#): > > If this was aimed at me, I was referring to the OP. It wasn’t - so was I. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-cheques/616671/13 "2012-03-24T13:21:20Z")
> [@Polycarp](#): > > I don;t mich care how Canadians/Brits spell “cheque” – so long as they don’t call the 200-yeaqr-old American spelling a misspelling. (Notice that the OP misspells it as ‘mispelling’ – which I presumnme is to pell in an erroneoua manner, > > But if you want me to start writing it ‘cheque’, I’ll need a handwritten request from the Duque of Cambridge. My Gaudere Meter just melted. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-cheques/616671/14 "2012-03-24T14:27:27Z")
Whenever I see it spelled “cheque” I always mentally pronounce it “che-kwee.” Spellings like “cheque,” “colour,” and “centre” aren’t really English anyway; they’re French. I’m an American, not a Frenchman, dammit! ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-cheques/616671/15 "2012-03-24T16:36:24Z")
> [@Polycarp](#): > > I don;t mich care how Canadians/Brits spell “cheque” – so long as they don’t call the 200-yeaqr-old American spelling a misspelling. (Notice that the OP misspells it as ‘mispelling’ – which I presumnme is to pell in an erroneoua manner, > > But if you want me to start writing it ‘cheque’, I’ll need a handwritten request from the Duque of Cambridge. 1. Of course you’re correct about how different countries spell (and pronounce) words. 2. Um, I like your wit - but doesn’t your example equate to the **Duck** of Cambridge? May I suggest instead that you need a handwritten request from Lord Muque? ([Lord Muck](http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-definition/Lord%20Muck)) ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-cheques/616671/16 "2012-03-24T16:45:00Z")
> [@glee](#): > > 1. Um, I like your wit - but doesn’t your example equate to the **Duck** of Cambridge? Or the Marckis. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-cheques/616671/17 "2012-03-24T17:09:53Z")
> [@amarone](#): > > Or the Marckis. You guys are craqueing me up! ---
**Author:** ![Candyman74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Candyman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Candyman74)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-cheques/616671/18 "2012-03-24T17:31:26Z")
> [@glee](#): > > 1. Um, I like your wit - but doesn’t your example equate to the **Duck** of Cambridge? What do you have against the Duck of Cambridge? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-cheques/616671/19 "2012-03-24T18:05:34Z")
Given that there’s no question in the OP, let’s move this over to IMHO. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-cheques/616671/20 "2012-03-24T18:06:37Z")
> [@Candyman74](#): > > What do you have against the Duck of Cambridge? It doesn’t echo when it ckacks. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-at-cheques/616671.md?page=2)