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[-] fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I was under the impression it was partially due to him feeling the 'U' made the words feel "too French", and he supposedly really hated the French (apparently he was a bit of a fan of the ol' racism), but mainly he wanted something new and uniquely American - and English spelling was even more regional, wild and inconsistent back then, so he hoped to simplify it, bring it some consistency, ideally whilst also telling the French to piss off.

[-] sparkle@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

French: single-handedly turn the US into an independent country

Washington and Webster: "fuck you you pricks"

French: :( obliterates half of Europe

This is why Napoleon was so anggey bros. Trust me on this it has to be true. Why else would he have created an Italian national identity than to cast upon us pain and suffering as revenge?

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