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Posted on 3/25/18 at 6:49 pm to foshizzle
Why do you guys say hose pipe, mines, and monies
Posted on 3/25/18 at 6:56 pm to jmarto1
quote:Why do y'all say you guys
Why do you guys say hose pipe, mines, and monies
Posted on 3/25/18 at 7:00 pm to Kafka
Education
I had to unlearn you's guys
I had to unlearn you's guys
Posted on 3/25/18 at 7:07 pm to foshizzle
quote:
Because Rick Astley is British.
Posted on 3/25/18 at 7:12 pm to foshizzle
It’s a reminder that they got their asses whooped by the “u”nderdogs 241 years ago
Posted on 3/25/18 at 7:52 pm to foshizzle
I don’t speak English, I speak American!
Posted on 3/25/18 at 7:59 pm to foshizzle
They also end words in -re instead of -er. For example: litre
Posted on 3/25/18 at 8:10 pm to oVo
quote:I talk American
I don’t speak English, I speak American!
Posted on 3/25/18 at 8:30 pm to foshizzle
They use this spelling in Chicago as well. They follow the Chicago Manual of Style which contains a bunch of spelling variants.
And yes, I learned this from a TV show (and quickly verified it)
And yes, I learned this from a TV show (and quickly verified it)
Posted on 3/25/18 at 8:32 pm to foshizzle
Damn I read through and I don’t think most who replied realize that you posted a joke.
Posted on 3/25/18 at 8:41 pm to foshizzle
The British are the ones that should be asking the question of why Americans desecrated a perfectly good language.
Posted on 3/25/18 at 9:01 pm to EA6B
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The British are the ones that should be asking the question of why Americans desecrated a perfectly good language.
Better than the French with "geaux" and them Latins and their "perdium".
Posted on 3/25/18 at 9:11 pm to foshizzle
They're trashy.
Posted on 3/25/18 at 9:53 pm to foshizzle
Why don't Americans?
Posted on 3/25/18 at 9:55 pm to Athis
Half my team is in southampton and I can vouch for the use of “c*nt”.
I also type mould instead of mould and colour instead of color on work emails and not even notice
I also type mould instead of mould and colour instead of color on work emails and not even notice
Posted on 3/25/18 at 9:59 pm to TheDeathValley
I enjoy a draught more than a draft.
Posted on 3/25/18 at 10:09 pm to TheChosenOne
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Also, why do they say Zed instead of Z?
Eye-yi-yi doun’t knouw...
Posted on 3/25/18 at 10:11 pm to foshizzle
Cause mayne, cause!
Posted on 3/25/18 at 10:44 pm to foshizzle
They want to be fancy and French-like.
Whereas the Americans (Noah Webster) decided to try to make things more like they are pronounced.
I prefer the English way of doing things personally.
Whereas the Americans (Noah Webster) decided to try to make things more like they are pronounced.
I prefer the English way of doing things personally.
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