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[–] Zip2@feddit.uk 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Quill7513 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

in this context i actively refuse to respect British spelling

[–] Zip2@feddit.uk 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Overshoot2648@lemm.ee 0 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

And this is English. Do you write an exchequer or a check?

[–] ParadoxSeahorse@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah sorry it’s a cheque

[–] Zip2@feddit.uk 4 points 2 weeks ago

Haven’t written a cheque for years, it’s been online banking and digital payments and money transfers for years.

[–] ZeffSyde@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Whenever I see meter and liter spelled the English way I pronounce it Frenchly in my head with a gargled R.

[–] Quill7513 2 points 2 weeks ago