Whats the difference between the Canada & Americas spelling vocabulary?

Question

I'm a canadian, but I'm wondering why Canadian and American people have to spell certain words differently?

We both speak English, and that means we should keep every english word spelled the same in Canada and America!

ex: American = Favorite Canadian = Favourite

American = Color Canadian = Colour

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Answer 1

i have no idea, i think because america loves anglish, and so does canada!

Answer 2

Canadian words are spelled the same way as the British.

Answer 3

i never knew that, i don't know why they are different.

Answer 4

We base our spelling on the british language. Not sure if the US is based on something else or just a short form of the british.

Answer 5

because AMERICA GOT JEALOUS OF CANADA CREATING THE OFFICIAL LANGUAGE, AND AMERICA WANTED TO START CREATING THERE OWN VOCABULARY, SO THEY CAN GET THE ATTENTION!

Answer 6

Because canadians don't know how to spell. That's all.