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[-] PanArab@lemm.ee 6 points 5 days ago

The US wanted to rid itself of as much English influence as possible, she even changed the spelling. Odd that she held on to Imperial.

[-] PsychedSy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 5 days ago

Imperial is slightly different. We use US customary measures.

This is one of my favorite facts.

[-] SwingingTheLamp@midwest.social 3 points 5 days ago

*French influence. Most of the prominent differences between American and British English (such as -er/-re and -or/-our) occurred because the British preserved (or changed spellings to add) French influence.

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