Comment on Speak American

Skullgrid@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• ExtantHuman@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Except American English is the traditional. England kept fucking with their language and spelling, and now everything has 6 unnecessary vowels

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  • Skullgrid@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    en.wikipedia.org/…/American_and_British_English_s…
    en.wikipedia.org/…/American_and_British_English_s…

    Webster’s 1828 dictionary had only -or and is given much of the credit for the adoption of this form in the United States. By contrast, Johnson’s 1755 (pre-US independence and establishment) dictionary used -our for all words still so spelled in Britain (like colour), but also for words where the u has since been dropped: ambassadour, emperour, errour, governour, horrour, inferiour, mirrour, perturbatour, superiour, tenour, terrour, tremour. Johnson, unlike Webster, was not an advocate of spelling reform, but chose the spelling best derived, as he saw it, from among the variations in his sources.

    Nope.

    Although unjerk, spelling reform and standardisation is very necessary for english.
    Rejerk
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• M137@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  🇬🇧 English (Traditional)
  🇺🇳 English (Simplified) 🇺🇲 English (Dumbified)

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• Jumuta@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  🇨🇦 English (Celeste)

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• fylkenny@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  🇮🇪 English (EU)

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  • MajesticElevator@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I’d never know that’s English

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  • stebo02@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    🇦🇺 ɥsᴉlƃuƎ

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    • FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      🇨🇦 English (Polite) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 English (Unhinged)

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      • wewbull@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 English (Dragon tongue)

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  • lime@feddit.nu ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    i recently got the recommendation to switch locale to ireland in order to get normal date formatting. worked very well.

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    • Scrollone@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I usually use UK English to have a sane date formatting (the US format is completely retarded), but you have a good idea. I’ll use Ireland from now on.

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      • yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I use Denmark English for sane date formatting.

        Though I don’t know why that locale exists.

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  • Skullgrid@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Shots fired.

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    • Ymer@feddit.dk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Not quite sure if this is an intentional Hamilton reference or not…

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      • Skullgrid@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        how is acknowledging an irish person making fun of brexit a reference to Hamilton?

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      • Opisek@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Would you even say you’re not throwing away your shot?

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    • Nasan@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      The Troubles Part 2: It Came From The EU

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• DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  🇦🇺 English (Felon)

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• RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  *🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿- traditional

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  • MisterFrog@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    🇩🇪🇩🇰🇳🇴 Traditional?

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• yesman@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  There are some English words and phrases that can’t be said in American English. Like the “I inherited this government position from my father”. Or, “Sure hope the King doesn’t veto this legislation”.

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  • ohulancutash@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    The last royal veto was in 1708, and any attempt to do so now would probably end the monarchy.

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  • punksnotdead@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    …wikipedia.org/…/List_of_United_States_presidenti…

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  • Skullgrid@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    “I inherited this government position from my father”.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prescott_Bush
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_H._W._Bush
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeb_Bush

    🤔

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    • brown567@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Also, as far as the “King Veto” part:

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    • yesman@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Cromwell

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      • MediumGray@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        They’re not denying that happens in England, just pointing out that it functionally happens in the US too. So I’m not really sure what your point is.

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  • MintyFresh@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Lol don’t watch the news

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