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RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 days ago

Canada's Carney called out for 'utilizing' British spelling

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Canada's Carney called out for 'utilizing' British spelling

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RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 4 days ago
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Linguists call out Canada's Carney for 'utilizing' British spelling
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A group of linguists are asking Prime Minister Carney to ditch British English in official documents, saying it is a matter of "pride".

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/801233

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  • tleb@lemmy.ca
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    But I draw the line at gaol

    • Kichae@lemmy.ca
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      And tyre.

      • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
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        I don’t know, the vowels in written words are pretty much random anyway.

    • Daniel Quinn@lemmy.ca
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      What about “aluminium”?

      • CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
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        That’s actually the original title for the element, for what it’s worth.

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        And orientated.

        • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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          or “burglarized”, not actually an English word.

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      Straight to gaol!

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      Is this where that comes from? I always called “evergaols” in Elden ring “ever-gay-ol’s” until like this month when I found out what gaol was lmao

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