🌍 American vs British · spelling
color vs colour
The property of an object produced by the way it reflects light, such as red or blue.
American
color
“What color should we paint the bedroom?”
British
colour
“What colour should we paint the bedroom?”
Good to know
American spelling drops the "u" in "color," while British spelling keeps it as "colour." The same -or/-our pattern applies to related words like "colorful"/"colourful."
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