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Have you replaced any British words with their American versions? (self.askuk)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by Oneeightnine to c/askuk

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For example, switching out the word 'boot' for 'trunk', or ditching the word 'rubbish' for 'garbage'.

This is something I've noticed my 6 year old does pretty regularly. We went through a stage where 'sweets' became 'candy', 'holiday' became 'vacation' and 'courgette' became 'zucchini'.

That last one didn't happen but if you're still reading you've got my respect, or as the Americans might say '...mad props'.

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[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 8 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Oxford spelling is "bastardized", actually.

[–] ProstheticBrain@sh.itjust.works 11 points 7 months ago

Well... could you just hold these reins while I climb down off my high horse?

[–] Deebster@programming.dev 4 points 7 months ago

Yeah, but the OED is basically the only British dictionary that thinks that way.

[–] livus@kbin.social 3 points 7 months ago

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Why.

[–] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 2 points 7 months ago

-ize comes from the Greek root ‑izo, using -ise is a Fr*nch imposition.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_spelling