RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 个月前Canada's Carney called out for 'utilizing' British spellingwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square43fedilinkarrow-up127file-textcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
arrow-up127external-linkCanada's Carney called out for 'utilizing' British spellingwww.bbc.comRandAlThor@lemmy.ca to Canada@lemmy.caEnglish · 5 个月前message-square43fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se
minus-squarenon_burglar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up17·edit-25 个月前Canadian English is distinct: Organization - us spelling Tire - us spelling Behaviour - British spelling Ladybug - us term Cheque - British spelling
minus-squarePlaidBaron@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·5 个月前In otherwords its a nightmarish unholy mishmash just like our system of measurement.
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 个月前 otherwords And that’s not a word.
minus-squareSturgist@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·5 个月前UK has a stupid fucked up mishmash of measurements too. Miles for speed and distance, stone for weight. Centimetres for height, mg/G/kg for food, ml/l for liquids and fuel.
minus-squareiegod@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 个月前Formally I don’t believe there is any discrepancy; we’re metric.
minus-squareCanaconda@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 个月前I haven’t met a single person who doesn’t do combat sports that knows their weight in kgs.
minus-squareiegod@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 个月前Sure, but that’s colloquial usage. Same with pool temps and our heights. Any official government capacity though we’re all in on metric.
minus-squarenon_burglar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 个月前Yeah, many folks don’t realize how many variants there are of English.
And technically we use British English here…
Canadian English is distinct:
In otherwords its a nightmarish unholy mishmash just like our system of measurement.
And that’s not a word.
It is now. It’s streets ahead.
Attend de voir le français Canadien.
But it’s a mishmash I know and love.
UK has a stupid fucked up mishmash of measurements too. Miles for speed and distance, stone for weight. Centimetres for height, mg/G/kg for food, ml/l for liquids and fuel.
Formally I don’t believe there is any discrepancy; we’re metric.
I haven’t met a single person who doesn’t do combat sports that knows their weight in kgs.
Sure, but that’s colloquial usage. Same with pool temps and our heights. Any official government capacity though we’re all in on metric.
Hmmm TIL. That does make sense though, thanks!
Yeah, many folks don’t realize how many variants there are of English.