@chaosprime @XaiaX TIL there's a difference. I just assumed one was American the other European. Also I couldn't say which was which
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Replying to @mediapathic
@mediapathic@chaosprime there's a weird mnemonic for this. Grey in England. Gray in America. I've got a lot of Englishisms from mom.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @XaiaX
@XaiaX@mediapathic probably the England thing is why i associate indiscriminate use of "grey" with class pretension1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@XaiaX@mediapathic faux Britishism being how Americans perform class pretension3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @chaosprime
@chaosprime@mediapathic My Britishisms are sporadic and genuine, though! I'm only like 1.5 generations out of England. It's OK. I'm FINE.1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @XaiaX
@XaiaX@chaosprime my britishisms come from being a precocious reader at an early age and unrelated to class in my mind2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @mediapathic
@mediapathic@chaosprime Good. I swear we all agree that it is other, *different* people who are the assholes.3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@mediapathic@XaiaX we shall show them the colour of our armour1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
@XaiaX @mediapathic TOO AMERICAN ABORT ABORT
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Replying to @chaosprime
@XaiaX@mediapathic my MUD has these weird isolated Britishisms because MUDs started in England and some things got into the code1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@XaiaX@mediapathic so it's "armour" absolutely 100% of the time, "colour" is typically accepted but not produced, and almost nothing else1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes - 1 more reply
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