US/UK spellings

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   Paragliderposted 16 years ago

   Greetings All -
   
   Does anyone know if UK spellings in hub titles, labels, etc are recognised by search engines? E.g. I was going to add a label 'watercolour' to a hub then decided most folk would expect to see it without the 'u'. Do the search engines use both dictionaries and/or do 'fuzzy search'?

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   darksideposted 16 years ago

   They'll do a search to find instances of that word in a webpage. So pretty much as is.
   
   Try it: watercolor vs watercolour.

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   darksideposted 16 years ago

   Or try this "googlefight" of humour vs humor.

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   thooghunposted 16 years ago

   Argh you got me hooked now
   
   http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?la … e+hubpages
   
   A massacre...

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   Paragliderposted 16 years ago

   Thanks - that Googlefight page is good fun!  But I hate the conclusion it's leading to - that a site using US spellings is more likely to be found. Not least because 'humor' without a 'u' is no joke!

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      Iðunnposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      lol
      
      I use both ways.  I spent years reading Irish and Brit news and the spelling grew on me so I just switch back and forth.  Plus I hate to be thought of as an American.  It's embarrassing with that moron in office.

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         C.M. Vanderlindenposted 16 years agoin reply to this

         I'm with you on that one!!
         
         Plus, the UK spellings just seem more elegant, somehow. I've always felt like US English was the poor, dumbed-down cousin of real English.  Which is what it is, actually

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            Iðunnposted 16 years agoin reply to this

            yes, that too.    Glad I'm not the only one.  hehe

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   stubbsposted 16 years ago

   ooo thrashed darkside
   
   http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?la … e+hubpages

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   Stacie Naczelnikposted 16 years ago

   Whoa, look at stubbs go.
   
   Interesting, though, about spellings.

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   gamergirlposted 16 years ago

   Thooghun, I challenge you!
   
   http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?la … l+hubpages

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      thooghunposted 16 years agoin reply to this

      Damn you, damn you all to hell!
      
      N.B I need time, time!!

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   compu-smartposted 16 years ago

   I had always wondered this question too..
   I was never sure if i should ad my 2 cents or 2 pence!!

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    Mishaposted 16 years ago

    I think it depends on your target market. And no, you can have them both

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    darksideposted 16 years ago

    When writing articles I often revert to US English, so it will exposed to a broader audience. And "easier" for the larger audience to read.
    
    I will however use both US and the English used by the rest of the world for the tags if there are words being used that have the slight difference in spelling.

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    Paragliderposted 16 years ago

    American spelling is more common on the web, for obvious reasons. But that could change, because Indian English is UK spelling, and the rate of growth of Indian 'middle class' is phenomenal. Watch this space . . .

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