• ray@sh.itjust.works
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      20 days ago

      There’s no Canadian English either. American English is the only language I see on this bag.

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              It’s not random. Source am American that reads a lot.

              Noah Webster, in his efforts to standardize American English, simplified spellings by removing the “u” in words like “colour,” “honour,” and “favour”.

              I spell most words the British way. But it’s gray, not grey.

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                It’s grey never even heard of the gray spelling.

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                  “Gray” is the more common spelling in the US, “grey” is the more common spelling in the UK (and apparently Canada).

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                  In Canada, there’s a mixture of American spelling and Canadian spelling. I personally choose not to use the U because it looks ridiculous.

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              Wait you hear how us Canadians pronounce Lieutenant. I am almost 70. I was taught in school (Canadian) that is how you spell colour armour and a whole lot more. So easily forgotten things are after a couple/ of decades with our present and eroding school systems.

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          Where did you get this statistic? Sounds like bullshit to me. I have been making it a point to spell it with the Us all my life.

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      It is.

      But I tell you, I was excited to see the maple leaf and was ready to buy it until I looked closer.

      It’s not just Canadians avoiding American made products. I make it a point to buy foreign.

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        All dressed is somewhat common in Canada, but it’s not really a thing in the US. That’s probably the reason for the label.

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          Y’all are doing great with the boycotts btw, I’m seeing a mix of imported products at my stores. Like one of the whiskey bottled here in the states I’m now seeing half the bottles imported from the UK.

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        Aren’t kays or some of them made in Canada. Or is this about the lack of the U? It took me awhile to even realize and I think most wouldn’t. The U is dropped for Canada bir enforced in schools spell check changes it.