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Comment on American and British English spelling and pronunciations

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

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- Contemporarium@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
  We call them bathrooms in the us
  
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- WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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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  - JacksonLamb@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Compelling argument.
    
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  - otp@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ 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 ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago
    Even some places in the US are switching over to calling them WCs.
    
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