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Introverts use more concrete language than extraverts | BPS (www.bps.org.uk)
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[–] Plopp@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago

That's what I'm saying! It does not say anywhere that it's spelled extrAverted in the UK. If anything it says the exact opposite.

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, "The original spelling 'Extravert' is now rare in general use but is found in technical use in psychology."

(emphasis mine)