Hot Rods Forty Ford? Why not Fourty Ford?

Just wondering why a 1940 For is referred to with the “for” and not the “four” which refers to the number.....

 

Forty is the accepted way to spell “fourty”. On the other hand, Ford called their four door cars Fordors. LOL

 

what's between thirty nine and forty one?

 

Pretty sure either works.

 

......and their 2 doors.....Tudors.

 

They were very sturdy cars. Almost impenetrable.... Like a fort.

 

If the brand was a Fourd, it'd probably be Fourty.....

 

Fordy works too…..

 

Same reason fifty isn't fivety.

 

This works:

 

Fordie for me.

 

I was hatched in nineteen forty eight
Began school in the fiftys

 

Uh, pretty sure that should be fiddies

 

One hell of a party, 'cause it's all downhill from there..........

 

@Fortunateson how is “40” spelled in BC?
I think in Canada color is spelled with a “u” in it, as many other words are.
Is that the reason for the topic?

 

It's only grammar. Like feeling you,re nuts or feeling your nuts.

 

Speaking of…nevermind

 

The bobbed versions were called Fortie’

 

some people have nothing to think about

 

Yes, colour is spelt with a "u" in Canada, and in numerous other countries. So too are many other words....... like umbrella, unicorn and utterly ridiculous. Nowhere in the world is forty spelled with a "u".

The "u" in colour tragically fell overboard to its death sometime during the journey of the English language across the Atlantic to the USA......

 

When I turned sixty I changed the spelling for me personally to “sexty” just sayin

 

The English language makes no sense sometimes. Many words in Canadian English have an added U, such as colour as you noted, or favour, etc. however the correct spelling even in Canada is Forty.

 

Ummmm, the "u" is not added. You guys removed it............

 

Why not 4D

 

As I was told, the reason for dropping letters such as the "u" in colour is back in the typesetting days people paid for printed articles by the character. So the less characters the cheaper it cost to print..

Larry

 

Who's "you guys"?

I'm Canadian.

 

Sorry.............. "them guys"....
(Yes, I know..... it should be 'those'.)