• teft@lemmy.worldEnglish
      224·
      3 months ago

      Ours is the traditional pronunciation. You fucks changed it after we left because you didn’t like to sound like provincial rebels.

      • Bob@feddit.nlEnglish
        10·
        3 months ago

        Christ, we can’t even have a c/britishproblems without the yanks coming and sticking their oars in.

        • teft@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          3 months ago

          We’re like your little brother that keeps popping up when you least expect him.

      • FlaxEnglish
        3·
        3 months ago

        We didn’t start talking like “yeehaw partner this gas station has some skibidi rizz, no cap fanum tax! Also this is a bruhhh moment, what the dawg doin’? Legit demure!”

    • dvlsg@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      3 months ago

      To be fair, English could really use some simplification. It’s fucking bonkers.

      • sik0fewl@lemmy.caEnglish
        4·
        3 months ago

        Webster should have spelled the words the way they sounded while he was dropping all those u’s.