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ES 1.4 introduces favorite photos which many of us are excited about. 
However I want to discuss the naming convention of "favorite". Below is two screen shots from Stackideas showing how it is currently in ES 1.4:
Notice that the word is spelled "favourite". I have two important reasons why it should be "favorite".
1. "Favorite" is a lot more popular (https://www.google.com/#safe=off&q=favorite 2,150,000,000 results) vs "favourite" has 426,000,000 results in Google. Don't just take Google's word for it, Bing and Yahoo are even more dramatic in terms of what is proportionally used around the world.
2. "Favorite" is simpler. Simpler syntax is usually the best, especially in the English language. Easier to remember, less characters to parse, slightly quicker to read, less text per line, ect.
However I want to discuss the naming convention of "favorite". Below is two screen shots from Stackideas showing how it is currently in ES 1.4:Notice that the word is spelled "favourite". I have two important reasons why it should be "favorite".
1. "Favorite" is a lot more popular (https://www.google.com/#safe=off&q=favorite 2,150,000,000 results) vs "favourite" has 426,000,000 results in Google. Don't just take Google's word for it, Bing and Yahoo are even more dramatic in terms of what is proportionally used around the world.
2. "Favorite" is simpler. Simpler syntax is usually the best, especially in the English language. Easier to remember, less characters to parse, slightly quicker to read, less text per line, ect.
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