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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

in this context i actively refuse to respect British spelling

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (2 children)

And this is English. Do you write an exchequer or a check?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Haven’t written a cheque for years, it’s been online banking and digital payments and money transfers for years.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Whenever I see meter and liter spelled the English way I pronounce it Frenchly in my head with a gargled R.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago