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[-] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 15 points 3 weeks ago

And technically we use British English here...

[-] non_burglar@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Canadian English is distinct:

  • Organization - us spelling
  • Tire - us spelling
  • Behaviour - British spelling
  • Ladybug - us term
  • Cheque - British spelling
[-] PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

In otherwords its a nightmarish unholy mishmash just like our system of measurement.

[-] cyborganism@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 weeks ago

Attend de voir le français Canadien.

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 weeks ago

otherwords

And that's not a word.

[-] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 weeks ago

It is now. It's streets ahead.

[-] non_burglar@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

But it's a mishmash I know and love.

[-] Sturgist@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 weeks ago

UK has a stupid fucked up mishmash of measurements too. Miles for speed and distance, stone for weight. Centimetres for height, mg/G/kg for food, ml/l for liquids and fuel.

[-] ieGod@lemmy.zip 0 points 3 weeks ago

Formally I don't believe there is any discrepancy; we're metric.

[-] Canconda@lemmy.ca 0 points 3 weeks ago

I haven't met a single person who doesn't do combat sports that knows their weight in kgs.

[-] ieGod@lemmy.zip 0 points 3 weeks ago

Sure, but that's colloquial usage. Same with pool temps and our heights. Any official government capacity though we're all in on metric.

[-] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago

Hmmm TIL. That does make sense though, thanks!

[-] non_burglar@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, many folks don't realize how many variants there are of English.

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