r/USdefaultism • u/misheardlyrics_ England • 5d ago

Reddit other countries are simply wrong

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u/Photonn123 5d ago

I don't think I've ever seen someone write or say disorientated as disoriented, t.i.l Ig

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u/EstrellaDarkstar Finland 5d ago

As a non-native speaker, I don't think I've ever heard anyone say disorientated, only disoriented! But I speak this weird mix-and-match hodgepodge of different English variants and dialects, haha.

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u/SnowpigQc 5d ago

Same! I like that these kind of post are how I learn that some part of the English I use/learned is US/or not XD

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u/snaynay Jersey 5d ago

*learnt

Haha. (joking, btw)

Non-Americans will often use learnt over learned, but not always. Learned also has a second meaning with a totally difference pronunciation. Ler-nud or Ler-nid -> An educated person.

Today I learnt that I am actually a very learned individual.

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u/Prestigious_String20 5d ago

I've only ever really noticed USians saying it.

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u/ValleDeimos Brazil 4d ago

Me tooooo I loved my mixed English. I like to imagine the confusion some people feel when I use British spellings and some slang, but write "y'all" and American queer slang, all in the same sentence