Comment on American and British English spelling and pronunciations

DrainKikoLake@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• otp@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yup. I use whatever feels best, which is usually American words, British spelling (except for the -ze instead of -se for words that end in a “z” sound).

  Also, there are our own Canadianisms, like “washroom”.

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  • MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Wait, everyone else doesn’t call in a washroom? Heathens!

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    • WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Washroom promotes the incorrect assumption that people wash their hands. Any time spent in a public latrine will show this to be inaccurate.

      Water closet, on the other hand, tells you exactly what to expect. Cramped, likely too dark or too bright, and riddled with moisture of both expected and occult origin.

      Water closet is the way.

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      • otp@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yeah, and bathroom suggests that there are baths or places for bathing.

        Water closet really is the right thing to call it!

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      • Wahots@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Even some places in the US are switching over to calling them WCs.

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      • JacksonLamb@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Compelling argument.

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    • Contemporarium@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      We call them bathrooms in the us

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• clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Eh?

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• JacksonLamb@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Do you by any chance know where I could read a good introduction to Canadian English?

  I can write fluently in UK and US English but Canadian sometimes has me stumped.

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  • DrainKikoLake@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I’m not sure about online sources, but this is a solid reference book: editors.ca/…/editing-canadian-english/

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    • JacksonLamb@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Thanks!

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