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minus-squarethatKamGuy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-26 months agoUK : English (Traditional) US : English (Simplified)
minus-squareteft@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoOurs is the traditional pronunciation. You fucks changed it after we left because you didn’t like to sound like provincial rebels.
minus-squareFlax@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-26 months agoWe didn’t start talking like “yeehaw partner this gas station has some skibidi rizz, no cap fanum tax! Also this is a bruhhh moment, what the dawg doin’? Legit demure!”
minus-squareBob@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoChrist, we can’t even have a c/britishproblems without the yanks coming and sticking their oars in.
minus-squaredvlsg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 months agoTo be fair, English could really use some simplification. It’s fucking bonkers.
minus-squaresik0fewl@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoWebster should have spelled the words the way they sounded while he was dropping all those u’s.
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Ours is the traditional pronunciation. You fucks changed it after we left because you didn’t like to sound like provincial rebels.
We didn’t start talking like “yeehaw partner this gas station has some skibidi rizz, no cap fanum tax! Also this is a bruhhh moment, what the dawg doin’? Legit demure!”
Christ, we can’t even have a c/britishproblems without the yanks coming and sticking their oars in.
To be fair, English could really use some simplification. It’s fucking bonkers.
Webster should have spelled the words the way they sounded while he was dropping all those u’s.