LazaroFilm@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoThis page in my kid’s book from school to learn how to read.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square108linkfedilinkarrow-up1668
arrow-up1649imageThis page in my kid’s book from school to learn how to read.lemmy.worldLazaroFilm@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square108linkfedilink
minus-squareBagel5941@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 year agoTIL that aeroplane is commonwealth english.
minus-squareMr_Blott@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down3·1 year agoNo, “airplane” is simplified English, for simpletons “Aeroplane” is fancypants English
minus-squaredylanTheDeveloper@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down6·1 year agoBrought to you by the people who spell jail as gaol
minus-squareTheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·edit-21 year ago…no. Non-US English speakers absolutely do not say gaol instead of jail lmao and haven’t for a loooooong time.
minus-squareMr_Blott@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 year agoHow do you know we’re not secretly saying “gaol” but you’re hearing it as “jail”?
TIL that aeroplane is commonwealth english.
No, “airplane” is simplified English, for simpletons
“Aeroplane” is fancypants English
Brought to you by the people who spell jail as gaol
…no. Non-US English speakers absolutely do not say gaol instead of jail lmao and haven’t for a loooooong time.
How do you know we’re not secretly saying “gaol” but you’re hearing it as “jail”?