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https://lemmy.world/post/2723535

They're not wrong... - Lemmy.world

Aug 5, 2023 at 10:10pmWeb
Show threadmoreeniAug 5, 2023
This not a bug but a feature
Show threadCookieJarObserverAug 5, 2023
Where is the software gore?
Show threadivanafterallAug 5, 2023
That makes the Revolutionary War immensely more embarrassing for the U.K., if they lost to Simple Jack.
Show threadYeatherAug 5, 2023
Never go full retard.
Show threadFalmarriAug 5, 2023
Not true jakubmarian.com/is-american-english-simplified-an…
Is American English ‘simplified’ and British English ‘traditional’?

I saw a funny picture today (see below) of an installation process that asked the user whether they would like to continue in "Traditional English" (with a British flag) or "Simplified English"

Show threadEnasniAug 5, 2023
girlfriend ain’t had period since she got pregat
Show threaddownpunxxAug 5, 2023
to the tune of that 80's song : it's simply the best, better than all the rest
Show threadBaldProphetAug 6, 2023

They have it kind of backwards. Should be:

🇺🇸 English (Traditional)
🇬🇧 English (Arbitrarily Complicated)

Show threadMongosteinAug 6, 2023
Anyone notice three Taiwan/China flags?
Show threadNorthWestWindAug 6, 2023

Not necessarily “politically incorrect”. They didn’t say these are countries.

And Taiwan does use traditional Chinese

Show threadDrusasAug 6, 2023
American English is actually closer to Middle English than English English is. You can read up on the topic. And of course it depends on the community in the US. Some have changed more than others.