Personally,I'm chuffed to see Brazil fucking Musk over and hope to see much more of it from other countries.As with any SM platform,when those running it promote voices that dovetail with their views while stifling voices that oppose them,it's deffo time to ditch.
#Vocabulary
I learned the meaning of chuffed today.
Thanks to @FrankCannon
@NorthernInvader Really? Never knew that. @Priestess
Unlike America we did not toss the Brits out of our country nor did we deliberately go out of our way to extinguish British colloquialisms and spelling. 🤣British comedy shows (radio and TV) have always (in my day at least) been popular here because we didn't need an interpreter :) I loved the Goon Show (Spike Milligan, Harry Secombe and Peter Sellers for those who don't know it), Monty Python and more.
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@NorthernInvader @FrankCannon
I don't know why the USA changed the spelling of such words as specialise.
Not my fault.
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@Priestess I believe it was Benjamin Franklin who created a new dictionary.
@FrankCannon @NorthernInvader @Priestess
U.S.: We don't need so many extra letters in one word.
U.K.: Those letters add distinction. We will have extra letters in our words, necessary or not.
France: Tiens ma bière...
@grayman I'd be found with French beer in my hand more often than US beer.😂 @NorthernInvader @Priestess
@FrankCannon @grayman @NorthernInvader
I just looked up the history of an introduction to American dictionaries.
“The Drinkers Dictionary,” published by Franklin in January 1737, features terms like 'nimptopsical' and 'cherubimical' as synonyms for 'drunk.'
In 1806, Noah Webster published his first dictionary, A Compendious Dictionary of the English Language . In 1828 he published An American Dictionary of the English Language.
@Priestess But still couldn't spell.🤣🤣
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@FrankCannon @grayman @NorthernInvader
My favorite is Belhaven Ale ... it's a great Scottish ale I can no longer find in the states.
@Priestess I'd love a pint of Theakestones but will deffo have to wait. @grayman @NorthernInvader
@NorthernInvader Showing in the process that he couldn't spell a lot of words properly.🤷♂️🤣 @Priestess