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For example, switching out the word 'boot' for 'trunk', or ditching the word 'rubbish' for 'garbage'.

This is something I've noticed my 6 year old does pretty regularly. We went through a stage where 'sweets' became 'candy', 'holiday' became 'vacation' and 'courgette' became 'zucchini'.

That last one didn't happen but if you're still reading you've got my respect, or as the Americans might say '...mad props'.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

okay, using the words listed at the start of this wikipedia article, here's where i place myself:

analyze/center/defense/labour/organize/program

or, British 1, American 5, Canadian 4, Australian 2

it's a nice litmus test to see where you're at. i knew i used to skew NA in writing style, but i didn't think by that much

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

I'm all for Canola being the replacement for R@peseed but in just checking there does seem to be a difference between them (Canola is GM R@peseed)

https://www.thekitchn.com/whats-the-difference-between-canola-and-rapeseed-206047

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