This article suprises me.

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.

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

Herb. 😐

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

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

Originally posted by Lana
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.

Originally posted by Strangelove
I repeat...is it really that big a deal?

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?

Originally posted by lord xyz
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.

Originally posted by lord xyz
Quiet, you're making me look bad. ermm

Well, best to remember what's already been discussed then 😛

Originally posted by lord xyz
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.

Originally posted by Lana
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 echo it fervently

own him again Lana.

A)

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

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Originally posted by Scottie
A)

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

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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

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Originally posted by Scottie
A)

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

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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.

Originally posted by Scottie
Band-Aid - Elastoplast,Plaster

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

Originally posted by Scottie
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

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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.

C)

Call (on the phone) - Ring
Can - Tin
Candy - Sweets
Catalog - Catalogue
Cents - Pence
Chapstick - Lip Balm
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
Crossing Gaurd - Lollipop Man
Cupcake - Fairy Cake
Curb - Kerb

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D)

Detour - Diversion
Diaper - Nappy
Dollar Bill - Note
Drugstore - Chemist
Duplex - Semi-Detached House

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E)

Eggplant - Aubergine
Elevator - Lift
Emergency Room - Casualty
Eraser - Rubber
Expensive - Dear

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F)

Faucet - Tap
Favorite - Favourite
Fire Department - Fire Brigade
Flashlight - Torch
A Flirt - Tart
Freeway (Expressway) - Motorway, Carriageway

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