Canada's Carney called out for 'utilizing' British spelling (www.bbc.com)

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[-] garbagebagel@lemmy.world 23 points 4 weeks ago

I'm sorry but what. Of all the dumb decidedly not "elbows up" shit in that budget, this? This is the line??

[-] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 15 points 4 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.

[-] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 14 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

I spell everything the English way.... the language is called English so by definition, they are correct in everything.

I've adopted tyres and kerb into my daily spelling

Their words are better too... lorry > truck, hoover > vacuum, chips > fries....

I urge all canadians to start using more british english in daily speak.

And if it pisses off the yanks and albertans, even better

[-] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 14 points 4 weeks ago

I strongly agree! Canadians need to shed the americanization of our form of english.

[-] CaperGrrl79@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago

Americanisation?

[-] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

Time to stop pronouncing your Rs, then!

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

Another idea: do something actually useful in government.

[-] DeepChill@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 weeks ago

Kerb, tyre and Hoover are a hard no for me. Two are weird and one is a trademarked brand name (yes, I say facial tissue not Kleenex) I wouldn’t Dyson my living room so why would I Hoover it? We already say fish & chips and we have chip wagons not food trucks. I’m happy with that and spelling colour and flavour with a “u”. Cheque with the “que” is always going to be better than “check”. Lorry sounds silly, I’d rather use their other commonly used term “HGV”. I’ll add that I say trash bin rather than garbage can. Last but not least… it’s pronounced zed not zee!!

[-] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 weeks ago

yes, I say facial tissue not Kleenex

I didn't know there were special tissues for cumblasts only

[-] tleb@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 weeks ago

But I draw the line at gaol

[-] danielquinn@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 weeks ago

What about "aluminium"?

[-] Medic8teMe@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 weeks ago

And orientated.

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

or "burglarized", not actually an English word.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 weeks ago

That's actually the original title for the element, for what it's worth.

[-] Kichae@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 weeks ago

And tyre.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 3 weeks ago

I don't know, the vowels in written words are pretty much random anyway.

[-] 9488fcea02a9@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Straight to gaol!

[-] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Is this where that comes from? I always called "evergaols" in Elden ring "ever-gay-ol's" until like this month when I found out what gaol was lmao

[-] villasv@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 weeks ago

the language is called English so by definition, they are correct in everything.

lol linguists hate this one weird trick that killed entire branches of studies

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

English is defined by popularity, not managed by rules. So, English is ruled by whatever the mob wants, just like ignorant racism in early 1900s America: mob rule.

In this case, the largest group of English speakers is in India. That accent is a little too Mumbai for me, young man: get it back to Received Delhi Standard by next review or you're fired.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

albertans

Hey, I use the King's English, thank you very much!

[-] ieGod@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 weeks ago

English so by definition, they are correct in everything

I love this, and agree. Also why France gets to decide what proper French is.

[-] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 10 points 4 weeks ago

Canadian english should use more homegrown & british terms.

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

That'd be skookum.

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

delet, tlush pituk! I love these Chinook jargon words, though the cheechakos don't seem to be picking them up these days.

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

"The Speaker recognizes the Honourable Hoser from Kenora."

[-] IndridCold@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 weeks ago

As a Canadian, I'd rather Canadians lean into the British side of things considering we're a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations. And you know, we do have the Queen (and now King) on our money. Canada and the UK have a long, healthy relationship.

I've always felt more English than American and visiting the UK most people treat us Canadians like long lost family.

America on the other hand has decided to appease Russia and start attacking Canada with nasty rhetoric and trade wars. They can fuck themselves right in the asshole.

I'm for rejecting all Americanisms in Canada.

[-] klu9@piefed.social 3 points 3 weeks ago

They can fuck themselves right in the asshole. I’m for rejecting all Americanisms in Canada.

A hole for equus africanus asinus ?

[-] Gleddified@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Very based of the Carney government IMO. The most 'elbows up' stance would be to intentionally reject former American influences and purposefully adopt more British spellings in standard Canadian English.

Our sovereignty and cultural identity isn't under threat from the UK, it is under threat from the USA.

Bonus: we could use the phrase "speak the King's English" more often - its one step away from monocles being back in fashion.

[-] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 3 weeks ago

Yep, that's my takeaway too. And why I've utilised the same, although I draw the line at "gaol". A Canadian spelling that's hard to tell from the American one is just a tradition waiting to disappear.