How might a conservation biologist apply the theory of island biogeography in a national park
1 . Canadian English is an odd duck, a weird amalgam of American English and our British roots. 2  Canadian spelling keeps the 'u' in words like honour, colour and valour. 3  Canada switched over to the metric system decades ago, while the U.S. is one of the few countries that still use the imperial system.
Standard American spelling, ever since then, has been sometimes different from British, and it extends to other words as well. A good dictionary, even a good American dictionary, should account for these differences. Instructors should also be equipped to account for them, if not to allow for them.