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Is MacRumors a British site?
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I believe after America won their independence, they naturally hated us after taxing the feck out of them for hundreds of years, and so when Webster came along and created the first mainstream US dictionary, he simplified and changed the words, so they were easier to read and write, and so it was different from Britain.
Ie.
Programme - Program
Colour - Color
rumour - rumor
arse - ass
etc.
Ie.
Programme - Program
Colour - Color
rumour - rumor
arse - ass
etc.
Yep! We be a rowdy bunch! Always breakin' the rules! Gotta love it!
Don't mess with Texas.
Indeed. In fact, he went further than that and changed some words altogether!
Lift > Elevator
Motorway > Freeway
Lorry > Truck
Petrol > Gas
The Eighteenth Century brute!
...Lift > Elevator
Motorway > Freeway
Lorry > Truck
Petrol > Gas
The Eighteenth Century brute!
Hey! We Americans make PERFECT sense with our use of language! Here's proof!:
Why do we park on a driveway and drive on a parkway?
Why is it called "rush hour" when your car barely moves?
If olive oil comes from olives, where does baby oil come from?
A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a work station . . .
What happens if you get scared half to death, twice?
Accurate estimate, act naturally, bitter sweet, bigger half, certain risk, clearly confused, Civil War, cold sweat, critical acclaim, crash landing, extended deadline, elementary calculus, even odds
.... yeah, we know what we're doin'!
You forgot some.Indeed. In fact, he went further than that and changed some words altogether!
Lift > Elevator
Motorway > Freeway
Lorry > Truck
Petrol > Gas
The Eighteenth Century brute!
Netball > Basketball
Rounders > Baseball
Eggchasing > Football
No... egg-chasing is still egg-chasing wherever you go, but the Americans have eggball instead of football.
I hope that's cleared things up a little.
Here's an idea:
Make MacRumors more British-like.
Resurrect some kind of British accent in America and teach British English at American schools.
That would be awesome but it's just a dream of mine.
Actually, I think we have too much exposure to the British accent from Simon Cowell! Not exactly a case of England making the best impression! Thankfully, most Brits are MUCH nicer and not quite so egotistical. (watch the uproar over THIS comment!)
By using British spellings of words you are not being environmentally friendly.
Think about those unnecessary letters thrown into words. When you write them out and print them out you'll need more space since those extra letters take up space. Then you'll be using more paper and ink and therefore you are not being green.
If you like the earth, use American English.
Oh the irony of it all
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And if America didn't exist, neither would Steve Jobs, so hah. And if he never existed, neither would Apple. And all you guys would be stuck with Microsoft or Linux.
Think about those unnecessary letters thrown into words. When you write them out and print them out you'll need more space since those extra letters take up space. Then you'll be using more paper and ink and therefore you are not being green.
If you like the earth, use American English.
Oh the irony of it all
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And if America didn't exist, neither would Steve Jobs, so hah. And if he never existed, neither would Apple. And all you guys would be stuck with Microsoft or Linux.
By using British spellings of words you are not being environmentally friendly.
Think about those unnecessary letters thrown into words. When you write them out and print them out you'll need more space since those extra letters take up space. Then you'll be using more paper and ink and therefore you are not being green.
If you like the earth, use American English.
Oh the irony of it all
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And if America didn't exist, neither would Steve Jobs, so hah. And if he never existed, neither would Apple. And all you guys would be stuck with Microsoft or Linux.
Yes, you could be right but some American accents are painful to my ear like some women that talk through their noses heavily. I can't believe people could talk like that.
This could be completely wrong and I have no proof-maybe someone else does-so don't yell at me. Perhaps someone has more info. But...
I was talking to British guy a while ago and he said that American English spelling was actually the King's English long ago. But England ended up changing the spelling and America refused to change. That's why we have two different, accepted spellings of some words.
I was talking to British guy a while ago and he said that American English spelling was actually the King's English long ago. But England ended up changing the spelling and America refused to change. That's why we have two different, accepted spellings of some words.
That's essentially true. Both variants started off with a common ancestor, over the centuries I believe that 'British' English has veered away from this the most in terms of certain spellings, while 'American' English in certain ways is truer to how the language was back then.
But this doesn't mean we're not totally right in every way. We embrace change and progress you see, while all you USAians are stuck firmly in the past fearful of errant u's sneaking into your dusty old words.
If you like the earth, use American English.
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Pfft, bugger that.
If you love the Earth you'll use Australian English.
Example:
"Hello there friend, how are you this fine day?"
Becomes:
"G'Day Mate, howyagoin?"
A 52% reduction in characters. Boom.
Blame Johnson and Webster...
"In the early 18th century, English spelling was not standardized. Differences became noticeable after the publishing of influential dictionaries. Current British English spellings follow, for the most part, those of Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755). Many of the now characteristic American English spellings were introduced, although not, for the most part, created, by Noah Webster in his An American Dictionary of the English Language of 1828."
American and British English spelling differences
"In the early 18th century, English spelling was not standardized. Differences became noticeable after the publishing of influential dictionaries. Current British English spellings follow, for the most part, those of Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755). Many of the now characteristic American English spellings were introduced, although not, for the most part, created, by Noah Webster in his An American Dictionary of the English Language of 1828."
American and British English spelling differences