RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 months agoCanada's Carney called out for 'utilizing' British spellingwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square34linkfedilinkarrow-up121arrow-down15file-textcross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
arrow-up116arrow-down1external-linkCanada's Carney called out for 'utilizing' British spellingwww.bbc.comRandAlThor@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square34linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: world@lemmy.world
minus-squaregarbagebagel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up21arrow-down1·3 months agoI’m sorry but what. Of all the dumb decidedly not “elbows up” shit in that budget, this? This is the line??
minus-squareyeehaw@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up17arrow-down2·3 months agoAnd technically we use British English here…
minus-squarenon_burglar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·edit-23 months agoCanadian English is distinct: Organization - us spelling Tire - us spelling Behaviour - British spelling Ladybug - us term Cheque - British spelling
minus-squarePlaidBaron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·3 months agoIn otherwords its a nightmarish unholy mishmash just like our system of measurement.
minus-squareCyborganism@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 months agoAttend de voir le français Canadien.
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 months ago otherwords And that’s not a word.
minus-squareharrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoIt is now. It’s streets ahead.
minus-squarenon_burglar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoBut it’s a mishmash I know and love.
minus-squareSturgist@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoUK has a stupid fucked up mishmash of measurements too. Miles for speed and distance, stone for weight. Centimetres for height, mg/G/kg for food, ml/l for liquids and fuel.
minus-squareyeehaw@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoHmmm TIL. That does make sense though, thanks!
minus-squarenon_burglar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoYeah, many folks don’t realize how many variants there are of English.
I’m sorry but what. Of all the dumb decidedly not “elbows up” shit in that budget, this? This is the line??
And technically we use British English here…
Canadian English is distinct:
In otherwords its a nightmarish unholy mishmash just like our system of measurement.
Attend de voir le français Canadien.
And that’s not a word.
It is now. It’s streets ahead.
But it’s a mishmash I know and love.
UK has a stupid fucked up mishmash of measurements too. Miles for speed and distance, stone for weight. Centimetres for height, mg/G/kg for food, ml/l for liquids and fuel.
Hmmm TIL. That does make sense though, thanks!
Yeah, many folks don’t realize how many variants there are of English.