@canthidium@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 2 years agoWhat's the worst example of not "reading the room" you ever witnesses?message-square164fedilinkarrow-up1281arrow-down17
arrow-up1274arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the worst example of not "reading the room" you ever witnesses?@canthidium@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world • 2 years agomessage-square164fedilink
minus-square@GreenMario@lemm.eelinkfedilink14•2 years agoSo question for any language experts: why is it different?
minus-square@CileTheSane@lemmy.calinkfedilink4•2 years agoAmericans are obsessed with being different from England. See: Football / Soccer There’s a Christmas song that became a classic in the US largely because it was hated in England.
minus-square@GreenMario@lemm.eelinkfedilink7•2 years agoSo one American circa 1776 decided “know what, mate? I think ‘fanny’ should refer to ass, not pussy” Why? “Coz fuck da bri’ish!!” 🍻 🍻 👏🥂
minus-square@CileTheSane@lemmy.calinkfedilink5•2 years agoSounds like the most American thing I’ve ever heard.
minus-square@GreenMario@lemm.eelinkfedilink3•2 years agoSame guy also had a hatred for useless letter "u"s.
minus-square@CileTheSane@lemmy.calinkfedilink3•2 years agoNah, that’s just Americans being illiterate and obstinate about being corrected.
minus-square@CileTheSane@lemmy.calinkfedilink2•2 years agoDo Americans spell ‘island’ with an ‘s’? Then it has nothing to do with efficiency.
So question for any language experts: why is it different?
Because Australia is upside down.
And England, where we got it from?
Who knows why those limey bastards do anything.
Americans are obsessed with being different from England. See: Football / Soccer
There’s a Christmas song that became a classic in the US largely because it was hated in England.
So one American circa 1776 decided “know what, mate? I think ‘fanny’ should refer to ass, not pussy”
Why?
“Coz fuck da bri’ish!!”
🍻 🍻 👏🥂
Sounds like the most American thing I’ve ever heard.
Same guy also had a hatred for useless letter "u"s.
Nah, that’s just Americans being illiterate and obstinate about being corrected.
Naw we’re just efficient 😁
Do Americans spell ‘island’ with an ‘s’? Then it has nothing to do with efficiency.
Shit. Got me.
…which one?