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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Oneeightnine@feddit.uk to c/askuk@feddit.uk

For example, switching out the word 'boot' for 'trunk', or ditching the word 'rubbish' for 'garbage'.

This is something I've noticed my 6 year old does pretty regularly. We went through a stage where 'sweets' became 'candy', 'holiday' became 'vacation' and 'courgette' became 'zucchini'.

That last one didn't happen but if you're still reading you've got my respect, or as the Americans might say '...mad props'.

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[-] Sizzler@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'm all for Canola being the replacement for R@peseed but in just checking there does seem to be a difference between them (Canola is GM R@peseed)

https://www.thekitchn.com/whats-the-difference-between-canola-and-rapeseed-206047

[-] Rogue@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I went to school in a rather rural part of the country. One of my school friends was a tad concerned when he came across a folder named "Rape Photos" on his dad's computer.

Thankfully it was just a record of their field crop

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[-] S3mI@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

I’m American. I couldn’t come up with trunk so I called it a boot. Thanks to all those episodes of Top Gear I’m sure. Bonus is that my wife and I watch enough Dr. Who so that she knew what I was referring to.

[-] VanHalbgott@lemmus.org 3 points 1 year ago

I noticed in Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit, Gromit cares for a vegetable in his garden that they either call a ‘marrow’ in British English or ‘melon’ in the localized American export of the film.

“How’s that marrow/melon of yours coming on?” -Wallace

[-] yeah@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago

"Are you in a rental?" That turns up so much that I'm struggling with the proper way. Do you rent? Are you a tenant? Do you have a landlord?

[-] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

"Do you rent?" is usually the way people say it in the US.

[-] clara@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago

okay, using the words listed at the start of this wikipedia article, here's where i place myself:

analyze/center/defense/labour/organize/program

or, British 1, American 5, Canadian 4, Australian 2

it's a nice litmus test to see where you're at. i knew i used to skew NA in writing style, but i didn't think by that much

[-] PatMustard@feddit.uk 2 points 1 year ago

Does your wee one watch a lot of American-voiced videos on YouTube or similar?

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[-] VirtualOdour@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

I use loads of americanisms and their spelling for words like color, the way I see it most the world is using English so least we can do is meet them 0 001% of the way on cresting a global odious language

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