4 ms·
Small nitpick: AFAIK, you don't say rooves, but roofs.
by simonebrunozzi 6y ago
Small nitpick: AFAIK, you don't say rooves, but roofs.
- kwhitefoot 6y agoThat's because you DKVF :-) It's unusual an dated in the US but unexceptional in the UK.
- drawfloat 6y agoI've never seen anyone spell it "rooves" in the UK. It's roofs.
- kzzzznot 6y agoHilariously, someone tried to petition parliament to change the spelling. It was rejected (quite understandably) because "The UK Government or Parliament is not responsible for setting the "official spelling" of words." https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/268579 https://petition.parliament.uk/archived/petitions/268579
- kzzzznot 6y agoWhat does DKVF stand for?
- shawabawa3 6y agoGuessing it's play on AFAIK = as far as I know DKVF = don't know very far?
- kwhitefoot 6y agoYes, that's what I meant.
- tokamak-teapot 6y agoYou may be replying to someone who has read many ‘old’ books and become accustomed to the spelling ‘rooves’. They may also have a different cultural background to yourself. In the UK, for example, ‘rooves’ seems to be more common than in the US.
- simonebrunozzi 6y agoThanks for letting me know. The "AFAIK" I put there seems very apt! I am more familiar with the US than the UK, in fact.
- Traster 6y agoI'm a brit :)