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Originally posted by Lana

And also, on your comment about hyphens with putting together two words...really, as far as I know, hyphenating the words, putting them together into one, or leaving them as two seperate words can all be considered correct.

Languages change over time. Just because dialects form does not make one more correct than another, because they are ultimately nothing more than different forms of the same thing.

Yes, but do you guys really had to change half of the suffixes? And change some more words along with it? Like Trousers?

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Making up words is okay, it's just changing words that's the problem. Like Pasafire, or whatever it's called.

Herb.

pacifer?

and what about words like herb or hour? why is that such a big difference?

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Yes, but do you guys really had to change half of the suffixes? And change some more words along with it? Like Trousers?

I repeat...is it really that big a deal?

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Didn't I already point out both 'our' and 'or' having been commonly used, and 'ize' being closer to the original spelling from the derivations? 'ise' comes from French.

Quiet, you're making me look bad.

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I repeat...is it really that big a deal?

Yes, because it can get confusing and annoying at sometimes.

We park our cars in the car park.
You park your automobiles in the parking lot.

And WTF does "sidewalk" actually mean? Is it a walk you side on or a siding walk?

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Yes, but do you guys really had to change half of the suffixes? And change some more words along with it? Like Trousers?

Trousers, when it's used here, is usually used more specifically; pants is just general clothing that covers your legs.

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Quiet, you're making me look bad.

Well, best to remember what's already been discussed then stick out tongue

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Yes, because it can get confusing and annoying at sometimes.

We park our cars in the car park.
You park your automobiles in the parking lot.

And WTF does "sidewalk" actually mean? Is it a walk you side on or a siding walk?

Um, I've never heard anyone use 'automobile' instead of 'car' here.

And, well, it's a lot to park a car in, hence parking lot.

Sidewalk = place on the side of the street for people to walk on. Also known as pavement in the UK.

Most of your examples you've come up with are not confusing at all and pretty self-explanatory.

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Um, I've never heard anyone use 'automobile' instead of 'car' here.

And, well, it's a lot to park a car in, hence parking lot.

Sidewalk = place on the side of the street for people to walk on. Also known as pavement in the UK.

Most of your examples you've come up with are not confusing at all and pretty self-explanatory.

I was about to say just that stick out tongue

I echo it fervently

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A)

Airplane - Aeroplane
Aluminum - Aluminium
Apartment - Flat
Appetizer - Entree, Starter
Archeology - Archaeology

Sottee-Scottie.

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A)

Airplane - Aeroplane
Aluminum - Aluminium
Apartment - Flat
Appetizer - Entree, Starter
Archeology - Archaeology

Flat is used in the US (though usually in the term of a building with 3 apartments in it would be called a three-flat), and an entree refers to the meal itself. Archaeology is also used in the US.

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Band-Aid - Elastoplast,Plaster

elastoplast? Please don't tell me you think that that's easier than band-aid

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elastoplast? Please don't tell me you think that that's easier than band-aid

Your talking to a sophisticated man there, of course it is.

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B)

Babysitter - Minder
Baked Potato - Jacket Potato
Bathroom - Loo, The Toilet
Band-Aid - Elastoplast,Plaster
Bank Teller - Cashier
Bedspread - Similar to a Eiderdown and Duvet
Billion - Trillion
Bleachers - Terrace
Braces (for teeth) - Brace

Baked potato...well, that's what it is. It's a potato that's baked. Band-aid is a brand name that's come into popular use for small bandages. Bank teller is also obvious, it's a teller that works in a bank; cashier is used for someone who works in a store. Bedspread, comforter, and duvet are all used interchangably, depending on the area.

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Can - Tin
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Cents - Pence
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Check - Cheque
Checkers - Draughts
Chips - Crisps
Cigarette - Fag
Closet (bedroom) - Wardrobe
Collect Call - Reverse Charge Call
Color - Colour
Cookie - Biscuit
Cotton Candy - Candy Floss
Commercial - Advertisment
Cracker - Savoury biscuit
Crib - Cot
Cross Walk - Zebra Crossing, Pedestrian Crossing
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Cupcake - Fairy Cake
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