English-speaking countries try not to police other English-speaking countries' dialects challenge (impossible)
this post was submitted on 23 Aug 2024
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English trying to not be the most janky language ever (thanks, french people) /s
The french didn't even consider the Normans french anymore at the time. Then again, the french still will exile you for using french incorrectly.
The French are a major reason English is so janky.
EN.US try not to dominate all online EN spaces challenge (impossible)
Americans try not to call americanise English challenge (impossible)
It's called a pick-up but I've never seen anyone pick one up.
They’re used to go pick up groceries all the time.
*ute
Australian here, I'm happy for America to call pickup trucks "trucks". They're closer to a light commercial vehicle than they are to a ute.
Aside from all that, EN.US is their language. They can use it how they like. It's just a shame their culture is so dominant that it can't leave EN.AU alone
That’s a lorry.
Nah top one is a lorry
The bottom is a pickup truck
You are all wrong of course. This is a truck.
That's a forklift
Precisely. A forking truck.
That's a Lastkraftwagen, not a truck
thats a boganmobile
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