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I don’t know, I always imagined that you said “4th of July” because up to that point you were Brits and that’s how we say it. ...and then the very next day, wi
by Lio 7y ago
I don’t know, I always imagined that you said “4th of July” because up to that point you were Brits and that’s how we say it.
...and then the very next day, without adult supervision, you started saying your dates weirdly and dropping the “u”s out of words, stuff like that.*
* DISCLAIMER: May not be an accurate representation of history. :P
- thaumasiotes 7y agoIt's more accurate than it might sound. If I recall correctly, the American spelling reforms were largely a one-man top-down effort driven by the ideological goal of being more separate from Britain.
- justinclift 7y agoIt's commonly referred to as "Simplified English" for good reason. ;)
- dcuthbertson 7y ago> I always imagined that you said “4th of July” because up to that point you were Brits True, but nowadays we say "Independence Day" :-)
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