It's spelled LabOr

[Dont be a lemon]

In regards to the political party, some of you keep spelling it wrong

It's Labor, not Labour.

 

[pmad87]

Also, don't forget that it is should have, could have, would have as some people continue to use of.

 

[Murray]

Also, don't forget that it is should have, could have, would have as some people continue to use of.

Actually it can be either 'have' or 'of'

 

[MightyFighting]

I think it's better with the capital O.

 

[Magnum]

And I prefer "It's spelt Labor" rather than 'spelled', but then again I used UK English rather than American English

 

[pmad87]

Actually it can be either 'have' or 'of'

No it bloody well can not!

Give me one example of where you can use any of the following: "could of", "should of", "would of".

 

[Murray]

No it bloody well can not!

Give me one example of where you can use any of the following: "could of", "should of", "would of".

Source: Commonwealth Style Guide

 

[MightyFighting]

Source: Commonwealth Style Guide

Burn them!

 

[Magnum]

No it bloody well can not!

Give me one example of where you can use any of the following: "could of", "should of", "would of".

How about:

"I could of and should of paid attention in english class. Maybe I would of had better spelling and grammar"

 

[Frodo]

In regards to the political party, some of you keep spelling it wrong

It's Labor, not Labour.

It was changed to the USA bastardisation of the English language and I for one am proud to speak and spell correctly. I don't write color either!!!!

LABOUR

 

[Frodo]

How about:

"I could of and should of paid attention in english class. Maybe I would of had better spelling and grammar"

'Could of' is the uneducated abbreviation of 'could've' which is could have. It is common to hear this gutteral term but it is far better than those that put 'but' at the end of sentences. eg "I had a sandwich, but"

 

[Lionel Lyon]

Source: Commonwealth Style Guide

I don't think there's any way a style manual would be saying that "could/should/would of" is correct English. Do you have a citation/link for this?

 

[MightyFighting]

I don't think there's any way a style manual would be saying that "could/should/would of" is correct English. Do you have an citation/link for this?

I suspect he meant to say "Collingwood Style Guide".

 

[Sherrinator]

It was changed to the USA bastardisation of the English language and I for one am proud to speak and spell correctly. I don't write color either!!!!

LABOUR

why use a pointless letter in 'u' to a word, when it is spelt without it? i guarantee u are not a republican, and i bet u have a convict inferiority complex. go back to your homeland and have some tea and spotted ********.

 

[Frodo]

why use a pointless letter in 'u' to a word, when it is spelt without it? i guarantee u are not a republican, and i bet u have a convict inferiority complex. go back to your homeland and have some tea and spotted ********.

becoz i thinc cultsher is sumthinc 2 b treshered

ps only broken pencils are pointless

 

[finders]

It was changed to the USA bastardisation of the English language and I for one am proud to speak and spell correctly. I don't write color either!!!!

LABOUR

Wrong its the AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY????

 

[Gary Shadforth]

And I bet the labour fancier pronounces pom porm

Quite correct, finders, the official title is the AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY of which I am a passionate member.

 

[PA HOG]

It was changed to the USA bastardisation of the English language and I for one am proud to speak and spell correctly. I don't write color either!!!!

LABOUR

Surely if the party chooses to use "Labor" in its title you are bound to use that spelling. One doesn't alter the spelling of the name given to a child, for example, if the particular spelling is not to one's taste.

"Qantas" perhaps might present a problem. Do you spell it Quantas?

 

[froars]

And I prefer "It's spelt Labor" rather than 'spelled', but then again I used UK English rather than American English

Why don't you use your Macquarie - a great Aussie dictionary - and you can happily spell it the way you like

1
// (say spel)
verb (spelt or spelled; spelling)

--verb (t) 1. to name, write, or otherwise give (as by signals), in order, the letters of (a word, syllable, etc.).
2. (of letters) to form (a word, syllable, etc.).
3. Also, spell out. to read letter by letter or with difficulty.
4. to signify; amount to: this delay spells disaster for us.
--verb (i) 5. to name, write, or give the letters of words, etc.
6. to express words by letters, especially correctly.
--phrase 7. spell out,
a. to discern or find, as if by reading or study.
b. to make absolutely clear and understandable. [Middle English, from Old French espeller, of Germanic origin; related to SPELL2]
Usage (language): The forms spelt and spelled are in variation, with corpus evidence indicating that spelt is more common than spelled.

 

[Frodo]

Surely if the party chooses to use "Labor" in its title you are bound to use that spelling. One doesn't alter the spelling of the name given to a child, for example, if the particular spelling is not to one's taste.

"Qantas" perhaps might present a problem. Do you spell it Quantas?

If I want to call you Hogg then that is my prerogative , whether it is correct or bastardised. Nobody has a right to dictate how they are perceived.

 

[The_Eagles]

aah linguistic evolution


I look forward to when I too am 45 and complain about forces that constantly change anyway.

 

[Mr P@H]

why use a pointless letter in 'u' to a word, when it is spelt without it? i guarantee u are not a republican, and i bet u have a convict inferiority complex. go back to your homeland and have some tea and spotted ********.

The troubles is when it comes to Labours, Labors doesn't work like that. The U is an essential part of the word and English language for years long before the USA or Australia even existed.

 

[Gary Shadforth]

Over the years Australians have created Australian English as have the Yanks done it their way.

It would be a dull Australia if we hadn't developed our own culture and idiosyncrasies.

When I was born we Australians (8m of us) commonly used the short 'a'. One would go to a dance, not darnce, be enhanced, not enharnced, chance/charnce, prance/prarnce, grant/grarnt and so on. Fran is how my girlfriend liked her name to be pronounced, not Frarn. People respected her request to do so.

Those were the days when anyone speaking using the long 'a' were considered to be 'putting on side'.

 

[dugrene]

While we are getting a little pedantic. my pet hate is ........

The letter 'O' is comes between the letters 'N' and 'P'.

The other symbol that resembles an 'O' is the '0' it called zero or nought it is a number.

So once more... 'O' is a letter. '0' is a number.

So when giving your telephone number try using zero.

 

[Murray]

While we are getting a little pedantic. my pet hate is ........

The letter 'O' is comes between the letters 'N' and 'P'.

The other symbol that resembles an 'O' is the '0' it called zero or nought it is a number.

So once more... 'O' is a letter. '0' is a number.

So when giving your telephone number try using zero.

Absolutely