Chewget@lemm.eetomemes@lemmy.world•Good job, Britain! A major contribution to the nations of the world!
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2 months agoWords are changed when their commonly changed… webster took note. Lol
Words are changed when their commonly changed… webster took note. Lol
America? More like $15.5 plus 40% tip that the business steals anyway
The USA newspapers are credited with removing letters. It used to cost per letter, so people started removing whatever they could.
Is this like the most Michelin stars mostly go to French restaurants because they’re French?
Makes more sense, thank you
Stick with f22
“it is often assumed that characteristically American spellings were invented by Noah Webster. He was very influential in popularizing certain spellings in the United States, but he did not originate them. Rather […] he chose already existing options such as center, color and check for the simplicity, analogy or etymology” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_spelling_differences
Either way he didn’t change the spellings he popularized them…
“Webster did attempt to introduce some reformed spellings, as did the Simplified Spelling Board in the early 20th century, but most were not adopted.”
Edit, I messed up markdown