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Detrytus
3 months ago
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The other British invasion: how UK lingo conquered...
Is it because Microsoft Word default spellchecker settings?
tmtvl
3 months ago
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No, it's due to the ovewhelming exposure to media from the U.S., mere spellcheckers oughtn't interfere with 'underground' vs 'subway', 'film' vs 'movie', 'flat' vs 'apartment', and so on and so forth.
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