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Detrytus 4 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: The other British invasion: how UK lingo conquered...

Is it because Microsoft Word default spellchecker settings?

tmtvl 4 months ago [–]

No, it's due to the ovewhelming exposure to media from the U.S., mere spellcheckers oughtn't interfere with 'underground' vs 'subway', 'film' vs 'movie', 'flat' vs 'apartment', and so on and so forth.

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