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As a casual drinker, I so much appreciate more people refusing alcohol (slrpnk.net)
submitted 5 months ago by ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net to c/casualconversation@lemm.ee
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I've always hated how alcohol commercials play up like a cool beer is the best thing in the world, or a glass of whiskey is what will put hair on your chest. It's a disgusting narrative that ruins people's lives.

On social media, there's a huge variety of it. People posting how they were sober on NYE. Folks sharing before/after as they've gone cold turkey. I see people share tips of what type of mocktails to get at bars, and alternatives to having a fun night over getting drunk.

I appreciate that.

And this is not bashing alcohol. Moderation in everything.

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[-] HelixDab2@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago

From what i can find, it seems like the spelling is pretty arbitrary, like much spelling in English.. While there are certainly articles claiming that it's always Irish whisky, without an e, some very old Irish distilleries use the older/other spelling. It's a matter of law in Scotland--without the e--and seems to be largely grammatical inertia otherwise.

English is weird.

[-] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

When discussing alchohol, pretty much everything is arbitrary.

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