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Canada's Carney called out for 'utilizing' British spelling (www.bbc.com)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/801233

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[–] 14 points 10 months ago* (19 children)

I spell everything the English way.... the language is called English so by definition, they are correct in everything.

I've adopted tyres and kerb into my daily spelling

Their words are better too... lorry > truck, hoover > vacuum, chips > fries....

I urge all canadians to start using more british english in daily speak.

And if it pisses off the yanks and albertans, even better

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  • [–] 14 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    I strongly agree! Canadians need to shed the americanization of our form of english.

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago (8 children)

    But I draw the line at gaol

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  • [–] 5 points 10 months ago (3 children)

    What about "aluminium"?

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  • [–] 7 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Kerb, tyre and Hoover are a hard no for me. Two are weird and one is a trademarked brand name (yes, I say facial tissue not Kleenex) I wouldn’t Dyson my living room so why would I Hoover it? We already say fish & chips and we have chip wagons not food trucks. I’m happy with that and spelling colour and flavour with a “u”. Cheque with the “que” is always going to be better than “check”. Lorry sounds silly, I’d rather use their other commonly used term “HGV”. I’ll add that I say trash bin rather than garbage can. Last but not least… it’s pronounced zed not zee!!

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    the language is called English so by definition, they are correct in everything.

    lol linguists hate this one weird trick that killed entire branches of studies

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago

    English is defined by popularity, not managed by rules. So, English is ruled by whatever the mob wants, just like ignorant racism in early 1900s America: mob rule.

    In this case, the largest group of English speakers is in India. That accent is a little too Mumbai for me, young man: get it back to Received Delhi Standard by next review or you're fired.

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