Gestalt Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 Yes the poll is worth it because this is the polling place. Word usage comparison in a lot of books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 Is this seriously worth making a poll over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarita Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 I use both, depends on how formal I think I should be. Doughnut just comes off so much more formal don't you think? Also Krispy Kreme says I should use doughnut and I wouldn't want to offend those people lest they refuse to sell me donuts. I mean doughnuts. I wrote donut out of habit. Yum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox McCloud 64 Posted August 20, 2014 Report Share Posted August 20, 2014 I was having this conversation with some friends a few days ago. We were deciding between, donut, dounut, and doughnut. I do the same thing as Sarita. Donut for standard use and doughnut to be a little more formal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneUnder Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 I use "donut." Dunkin' Donuts is one of the more popular chains around here [as opposed to Krispy Kreme Doughnuts], so that could explain the preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flare Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 I use Doughnut. Always have, always will. Same thing with grey instead of gray and colour instead of color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneWolf Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 Doughnut in the context of baked goods. Donut in the context of autosports, e.g. doing donuts in the buffalo wild wings parking lot. Donut in the context of shape. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monokuma Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 Monokuma's idea here. Is this seriously worth making a poll over? Yep. That's why I stay away from making threads, or participating in certain areas here. Thank you, Gestalt, for risking a tiny piece of your life (and reputation, perhaps). But 'donut' just seems so easy to spell and use, though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gestalt Posted August 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 >shen has a life >shen cares about rep You have me three kinds of wrong. Besides, I count an 8:1 useful to useless post ratio, we are doing great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vonSteakhand Posted August 21, 2014 Report Share Posted August 21, 2014 Doughnut. I always assumed that would be how it was spelled ever since I learned the word "dough". It fits into the pronunciation better, and fits within the context of what doughnuts are made of as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redeemer Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 Although I'm very big on proper spelling, I say "donut" because it's more like a new word. They're made of dough, yes, but they've always been spelled as "donut" and therefore I see that as a new name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drasiana Posted August 22, 2014 Report Share Posted August 22, 2014 "Doughnut" looks awful so I just spell it "donut", Canadianness be damned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpha Sapphire Posted September 2, 2014 Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 I've always seen it spelled donut. The spelling doughnut looks weird to me :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arashikage Posted September 3, 2014 Report Share Posted September 3, 2014 I say donut but I'm no English major. Doughnut seems like an old fashioned way to spell it, like liquorice. Dammit guys now I want donuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gestalt Posted September 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 Dammit guys now I want donuts oh, oh: wanna, literally, run to the donut shop, cram a bunch in our faces, and see who can make it back first-- in an all out sprint? sorry, high school memories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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