If I read ONE MORE ing story written by someone who is obviously American, or knows American English AND YET STILL INSISTS ON WRITING:

COLOR as COLOUR

HONOR as HONOUR

HUMOR as HUMOUR

I will personally ream you out for being a total dip and/or unsub your fic. If you're American/in America, write in American English, for sake. Your spellchecker, if you have the humility to use one, is telling you you're spelling it wrong. You KNOW as you're writing it that you're doing it to be 'cool' and write in British English, because chances are you have a slight problem with your life in America and very likely have a deluded case of xenophilia therefore think things from abroad are inherently better than here. Sure, maybe some things are. Maybe a LOT of things are.

But language isn't one of them so GET IT RIGHT.  Because GUESS WHAT?!

Anyone who KNOWS British English or has a firm enough grasp of American English will SEE YOUR ERROR A MILE AWAY.

Know why?

Because you spelled all the OTHER words the American way 8)

And no, I'm not ing telling you what they are. If you want to parade yourself around as being an author from another country or wish to unsubtly distinguish yourself from your American peers, do your damn research or expect to be laughed at by those who know better.

On a more pragmatic note: FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, listen to your spellchecker. Don't get into the idiotic habit of writing in a half-assed form of Ameri-Brit English that is in fact INCORRECT where you live AND incorrect where British English is used. When you turn around to write a resume or a professional email you'll be looked down upon because you CAN'T SPELL -- OR ten times worse, you won't even get an interview because people will assume you're an immigrant and are looking for a work visa WHICH NO ONE WANTS TO SPONSOR. Didn't think of that did you. GUESS WHAT, it happens. I've seen it with my own two eyes. Get your straight now. Habits, once formed, are incredibly hard to break.

News flash, no one thinks you're cool cuz you write coloUr or honoUr. We know you're American. And those of us who know better think you're dumb for trying to be something you're not.

I've never even seen ESL/foreign folks make this mistake, I've only seen Americans do this.

STAHP.

I'M EMBARRASSED FOR YOU.

/crawls back into bed to cough and die some more/ z_z