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A lot of Americans probably are used to spelling it Columbia because there are tons of towns/cities/roads named Columbus or Columbia here. That would unfortunat
by RobAtticus 11y ago
A lot of Americans probably are used to spelling it Columbia because there are tons of towns/cities/roads named Columbus or Columbia here. That would unfortunately render your website idea mostly incorrect - for most Americans "Columbia" is the correct spelling of what they are trying to spell. It's really only the country and some towns in Latin America that spell it with an O.
(The reflex spelling probably comes from the fact that most English speakers are primarily familiar with the English spelling of Christopher Columbus)
- Dylan16807 11y agoSince Columbia and Colombia are the same word, and we're speaking in English... I'm not convinced either is "right".
- davnicwil 11y ago> That would unfortunately render your website idea mostly incorrect I meant correct in the context of trying to spell Colombia, the country name, given that's what I was talking about - obviously the spelling Columbia is correct if you're referring to anything else which actually goes by that spelling..