• Semjaza@lemmynsfw.com
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      4 months ago

      The spelling differences are actually mostly due to Noah Webster standardising what he saw as pure Anglo-Saxon English without corruption by French princelings.

    • psud@aussie.zone
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      3 months ago

      England and all its former colonies (except the American ones) agree on the language, and the only odd one out - the United States feels it is unique among former colonies and its parent nation as the sole owner of the most correct version of English.

      Seems likely /s