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TIL that aeroplane is commonwealth english.
18 0 ReplyNo, "airplane" is simplified English, for simpletons
"Aeroplane" is fancypants English
20 3 ReplyAmericans invented it, Americans get to name it
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Brought to you by the people who spell jail as gaol
9 7 Reply...no. Non-US English speakers absolutely do not say gaol instead of jail lmao and haven't for a loooooong time.
6 1 ReplyHow do you know we're not secretly saying "gaol" but you're hearing it as "jail"?
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downvotes of those that don't know that's actually a word.
3 1 ReplyIt's an archaic word that pretty much fell out of usage in the 1800s. People don't say it. It's a word in very much the same way forsooth or something is.
That's why I downvoted.
1 4 ReplyFucksake man, can you genuinely not tell when someone is poking fun at you? Are you one of these types that need the /s, like the seppos do? 😂
3 1 ReplyThey were not being sarcastic.
This is a common misconception from Americans who presumably just read some 300 year old poem or book in their English literature lessons and assume everybody still writes like that.
1 3 ReplyThey were definitely being tongue in cheek. No need to get your skidmarked knickers in a twist over a flippant comment.
Might want to work on your reading comprehension old chap
3 1 ReplyNo they weren't, get your eyes checked, child.
1 1 ReplyI'm so old I get my specs for free, you daftie
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Recently saw Gaolor being played on Cats does Countdown so I think it counts.
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