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[wispfox]

I'm finding myself both amused and bemused to be apparently unable to decide if I want to be using the British spelling of words (eg 'humour' or 'humor'), and periodically not being able to decide which pronunciation I want to use for certain words.

Hell, sometimes I use different pronunciations _in the same sentence_, especially if I'm talking to someone who pronounces certain words differently than I would, but in a way that also makes sense to me. (or, worse, if it's a way I used to try to pronounce a word until I realized that no one around me did).

*shakes head* I'm _so_ glad I'm not trying to teach anyone English, because I'm confusing _myself_, here!

(for that matter, I've never been able to figure out if it's spelled 'gray' or 'grey')

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[beowabbit]

I use -our and grey, but I usually use -er instead of -re. I can never remember whether -ce is Commonwealth and -se is Murkin or the other way around, and I can never remember which one I usually use. Usually I use -ize these days. I guess I'd make a good Canadian.