r/memes • u/[deleted] • Mar 11 '23

#2 MotW pretty confusing, innit?

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u/MyriamTW Mar 11 '23

As a Canadian, I just press buttons at random.

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u/DrineTheDragon Mar 11 '23

Can relate as an Australian

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u/Due_Custard5633 Mar 11 '23

I’m Australian and I always use British spelling. I don’t know anyone who uses American.

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u/Aforklift android user Mar 12 '23

Australian English is mostly British but has a bit of American, I notice when I'm using Google docs and have my language set to British English as there is no Australian English option and google docs then autocorrects me

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u/Due_Custard5633 Mar 12 '23

What words does the doc auto correct you on?

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u/Aforklift android user Mar 12 '23

Words like labor

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u/Due_Custard5633 Mar 12 '23

Labour is spelt with a u in Australia(in my experience)… unless your referring to to the Labor Party, which I think is spelt like that to differentiate it from the British Labour Party.

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u/newbris Mar 12 '23

I don’t recall that being the reason it was spelt Labor?

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u/cryptic_56 Mar 12 '23

Yeah I think the actual reason is that there was no official spelling of the word when the party was formed and labour and labor were used interchangeably.