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minus-square@frostysauce@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish43•1 month agoWait, do Brits call curbs kerbs?
minus-square@SkyezOpen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish30•1 month agoJust be thankful there isn’t a random U in it somewhere.
minus-squareSkualinkfedilink12•1 month ago eur Take that baguette-bothering nonsense back across the Channel
minus-squareSkualinkfedilink17•1 month agoYes. I think Australia and NZ spell it the same way as us. It’s pronounced the same as the other spelling (allowing for accent variation, of course). We spell the homophonic verb meaning “restrain” as “curb”
minus-square@samus12345@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-21 month agoThey’re great for puns, terrible for non-native speakers.
minus-square@samus12345@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish11•edit-21 month agoHad to look it up, first time I’ve seen that one. Straight to grammar gaol for me!
minus-square@technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish7•1 month agoThey even write songs about it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epqZrkxZ3_o
minus-squareDarrenlinkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-21 month ago1995 me had some strong feelings about Sonya Madan. 2025 me does as well, to be fair.
Wait, do Brits call curbs kerbs?
Just be thankful there isn’t a random U in it somewhere.
Hater
Hateur*
Take that baguette-bothering nonsense back across the Channel
H is mute!
😅
Yes. I think Australia and NZ spell it the same way as us. It’s pronounced the same as the other spelling (allowing for accent variation, of course). We spell the homophonic verb meaning “restrain” as “curb”
All my homies hate homophones.
They’re great for puns, terrible for non-native speakers.
Had to look it up, first time I’ve seen that one. Straight to grammar gaol for me!
They even write songs about it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epqZrkxZ3_o
1995 me had some strong feelings about Sonya Madan. 2025 me does as well, to be fair.