Different between color and colour?

[Phateemah32]

[Anonymous]

Just a dialectal difference (British and American).

[Opinion Owner]

Thanks for the MHO

[abc--123]

English vs American spelling

[AI Opinion]

“Color” and “colour” mean exactly the same thing.

“Color” is the American English spelling.
“Colour” is the British English spelling (also used in Canada, Australia, etc.).

So it’s just regional preference, not a meaning difference. Use “color” for US audiences and “colour” for UK or international ones.

[purplepoppy]

The British borrow their version from old French while color is closer to latin. Both versions arose for political reasons

[RavVid]

It is actually that bloody Caxton and his Flemish type setters again, frenchifying English. Couldn't help themselves from putting silent letters in at the drop of a hat. Those buggars are responsible for putting the 'h' in ghost and screwing up lots of other words as well.

[EmmaMary]

Colour = English Spelling

Color = American Spelling

Both mean precisely the same thing.

[msmissydc]

"Colour" is English and "color" is simplified English.

[beenherebefore]

Color - American English spelling
Colour - British English spelling

[exitseven]

One is English and the other is American

[FunkyMonkee]

The letter, U.

[DirtyOldMan777]

one is speller with a U

[dudeinohio]

Just spelling.