I’ll recap I guess, guy comments because I was commenting about Americans thinking the world revolves around them on an app created in America. I then comment about how I am communicating in American when It’s actually English.
Ya the only thing I have used one for in the past 5 years is for a void cheque or for some random bill that I couldn't find a payee for on my online banking. This while cheque thing blew up but it was just one thing that popped into my head when I was thinking of Americanese words.
Interesting history of the pronunciation of Aluminum. Like many words the Brits poke fun at Americans for using, the Brits invented it and used it first.
Ironically, Humphry Davy, the British chemist who first named it, thought it should be called "aluminium", but changed his mind and advocated "aluminum". His peers disagreed, but American scientists did not. And now many, many decades later, here we are.
Most of who? If you mean most British people then yes, obviously. If you mean most native English speakers then no, not remotely. American English is far more widely spoken. If mean most people on Reddit then again, no. American Redditors easily lead that stat as well.
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u/ShotgunFuneral13 27d ago
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