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[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (27 children)

It's really sweet how they add unnecessary letters to feel all fancy about their little words.

"Colour"

"Humour"

Aww, so cute.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

It gets worse- "foetus," "aeroplane."

They also think "er" is pronounced "re" like in the words "centre" and "theatre" and "s" is pronounced like "z" like in words like "apologise" and "realise."

Get it together guys. We know you came up with the language, but that's no excuse not to keep up.

[–] umbraroze@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

Speaking of aviation, I have no idea why Americans use such a boring term as "airport". I mean, the guys invented half of the aviation technology and then they just use the term "airport". Such a waste of potential.

The international standard term is "aerodrome". Say it like you mean it. It's a term with gravitas.

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