Comment on Speak American

nthavoc@lemmy.today ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  We did. Famously we lost and you got to go your own way and stop paying us taxes.

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• Honytawk@feddit.nl ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  There isn’t an I either.

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  • bampop@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    There’s no I in denial

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• Zip2@feddit.uk ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Yes there is. And American English had it too before it was removed because the population needed it simplified.

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• scheep@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  phonetically it should really be “colur”, so I think “colour” is a decent compromise

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  • milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    ‘kulla’, or ‘kullar’ for the Americans

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    • scheep@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      interesting

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• smeenz@lemmy.nz ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  What flavour of English do you and your colourful neighbours prefer ?

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  • nthavoc@lemmy.today ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    The spicy kind.

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    • Little8Lost@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      now we have to add Mexican and Indian to the english language O.O

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