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Canada
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Got this in change today and are they all like this in 2020 or is this a special issue.   |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Edited by Nickelodeon
03/09/2021 3:12 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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2020 has 5 in circulation
normal
Bill Reid plain
Bill Reid colour
V 75th Ann.WW2 plain
V 74th Ann.WW2 colour
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United States
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A bit off topic, but.... mcshilling, why do you use 'colour' instead of 'color'? I notice that most Canadians use 'colour' in their writings. Is this just a French Canadian thing; or something else? Sometimes I try to use 'colour' in my writings and my computer automatically changes it to 'color', or underlines it as an error like right now. Thank-you and sorry doctorman1941 for butting in.  |
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Canada
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In Canada we were always taught to write colour not color, I'm not sure why though
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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It comes from being part of the British Commonwealth.
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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As a Yank from South of the border, but living up here in Canada since '97, I just think that Canadians never met a "u" that they didn't like. Because of that, they put a "u" any place they want, especially with words that have single "o's". I have the same problem with my computer spell checking anything that ends in "or" and I don't put the "u" in. I disregard the spellingsand ad them to my dictionary..
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I guess that's why Canada is coolur !
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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It's not that Canadians add a U, Americans dropped the U's. French does have something to do with it. Many past kings would reign over England and France and the English language borrows heavily French. So valeur (worth) in French is valour in English, and valor in Americanese. It would be interesting to know when and why the u-dropping started.
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United States
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That's a neat looking coin. I might have to look for one on the bay.
Also,why is the u added after the second o and not the first?
Edited by Greasy Fingers
03/09/2021 10:27 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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We kind of follow English spelling in our school system
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Hello, I will quote the explanation:
"The word color has its roots (unsurprisingly) in the Latin word color. It entered Middle English through the Anglo-Norman colur, which was a version of the Old French colour. The current difference in spelling between the American and British variants is credited to (or occasionally blamed on) Noah Webster, the American lexicographer. Seeking to establish American independence and identity in language, Webster implemented a number of spelling reforms in A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language, which he published in 1806."
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Canada
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Thanks for the 1806 answer. I had an inkling that it might have something to do with breaking ties with England, then thought that was dumb, and maybe it was only that there were bad spellers, or publisher's cut the u to save space on the old typesetting equipment. A deliberate change, now we know, thanks. As for colour, the quote above said the old French was colour, but now in modern French it's couleur, so they added another u. Back to the coin above; I think you're very lucky to find one in circulation. There is so little coinage being used now compared to 2 years ago that it is rare to find any coloured coin without getting rolls at the bank and getting lucky. Dealers and ebay sellers have jumped all over coins like this and have ordered masses from the mint to resell. I hate that I'll probably have to pay a premium to get one - most will never get into circulation. There will be uncirculated ones for sale for many years. |
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