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[โ€“] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Check the Declaration of Independence. You'll find the 'u'. Noah Webster was a dick.

[โ€“] lugal@sopuli.xyz 8 points 1 year ago

The Declaration was pre standard. It sure was a political decision to land on another standard than the Bri*ish