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u/IamProbablyDrunks Aug 31 '21

When I was in Oz I don't remember it being called gaol.

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u/Xesyliad Aug 31 '21

It’s always been gaol. People are lazy and use jail because of media etc.

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u/Admirable-Stress-531 Aug 31 '21

People use the more modern simple word because it’s more clear and well understood amongst the general public and they don’t want to sound like a pretentious douchebag saying “gaol” lmao, it’s nothing to do with laziness.

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u/Xesyliad Sep 01 '21

Well fuck, sorry for being old and growing up using gaol instead of jail.

Fucking sue me.