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Tangentially, I had never seen the term “ouster” before this week. To someone used to British English it grates horribly. I saw an explanation somewhere that it
by saaaaaam 3y ago
Tangentially, I had never seen the term “ouster” before this week. To someone used to British English it grates horribly. I saw an explanation somewhere that it is because it’s of French origin, but it doesn’t make it stick out any less.
- Doctor_Fegg 3y agoThere’s a few others that we accept as normal in British English: merger, disclaimer, retainer. They all seem to be vaguely legalistic in usage.
- saaaaaam 3y agoI think we may have read the same article! Or maybe a comment on here :)