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- Mold vs. Mould - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The Online Etymology Dictionary has "mould: see mold(2)", where 2 is the sense for fungus, however, mould is the accepted spelling in British English for all senses Likewise mold in American English
- mold or mould - Canadian spelling? - WordReference Forums
I think the mold without the 'u' is more common in Canada 'Construction Specifications Canada' uses the words 'mold', 'molded', 'molding' when referring to building products, and Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (a government body which publishes technical information related to housing) uses 'mold' when discussing 'mold and mildew
- broke the mold [mould] - WordReference Forums
"To break the mould" means (from the WR dictionary page on "break") to make a change that breaks an established habit, pattern, etc There's an earlier thread on this phrase: mould-breaking G
- Fit the mold [+mould] - WordReference Forums
Fit the mold [+mould] Thread starter eddiemel7778; Start date Apr 26, 2008; E eddiemel7778 Senior Member
- etymology - Did the non-standard pronunciation of “gold” as goold . . .
John Walker in his Critical Pronunciation Dictionary (1791) transcribes the pronunciation of the word “gold” as go¹ld, or go²o²ld which in modern transcription equates to goʊld or guːld
- Why is breaking the mould positively connoted?
Betterment: A newer copy of a mould would improve the quality; thus, breaking the old mould was a sign of introducing fresher qualities (positive) Weeding out the malformed: A mould with a flaw could keep producing a poor quality copy If casting "broke" the mould it was considered a self-improvement (yes a loss, but a positive step)
- garden mold mould - WordReference Forums
Well, the 1823 Britannica talks about 'soil' coming in four kinds: sand, clay, chalk, and what they say they're going to call 'garden mould' To me, this is soil in a broad sense, and what they call garden mould is what I call soil So it's fragile compared to solid clay or the sand on the beach, but not to me a particular kind of soil
- a mould mold of cheese - WordReference Forums
Here in the US we spell the fungus the same as we do the form or shape of something: mold I'm inclined to call this cheese a "shaped cheese" or something similar My reason for doing this is to avoid any confusion with the furry stuff that grows on rotten produce I suspect that most would call it "molded cheese"
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