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minus-squarethatKamGuy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34arrow-down5·edit-29 days agoUK : English (Traditional) US : English (Simplified)
minus-squareteft@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22arrow-down4·9 days agoOurs is the traditional pronunciation. You fucks changed it after we left because you didn’t like to sound like provincial rebels.
minus-squareBob@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·9 days agoChrist, we can’t even have a c/britishproblems without the yanks coming and sticking their oars in.
minus-squareteft@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoWe’re like your little brother that keeps popping up when you least expect him.
minus-squareFlax@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-29 days 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-squaredvlsg@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·9 days agoTo be fair, English could really use some simplification. It’s fucking bonkers.
minus-squaresik0fewl@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 days 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.
Christ, we can’t even have a c/britishproblems without the yanks coming and sticking their oars in.
We’re like your little brother that keeps popping up when you least expect him.
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!”
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.