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  • Oct. 19th, 2007 at 5:07 PM
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USA - Here follow some US-specific facts and cultural references that non-USians are expected to know..

Something I have wanted to verbalise for a very long time but couldn't because I'd just come across as a raving lunatic. I'm Australian, but I was born in China. I lived there and then in Ireland during my formative years. So yes, word to everything on the list.

Especially number 6 & 10.

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[identity profile] i-smile.livejournal.com wrote:
Oct. 20th, 2007 05:50 am (UTC)
The latest thing that got to me was the whole SPN fiasco with the episode title - "The Kids Are Alright" - people were bitching because apparently that's not how you spell 'alright'

That's dumb anyway! That's a quote, not an original title, so correcting the spelling would make the title objectively wrong. I say this with authority. :D


Also, -ise spelling is so much easier than -ize, because in American spelling, some things are -ize and some are -ise, and (I think) it's one of those things you have to memorise. There's no rule to fall back on. This is the number one reason I don't bother trying to correct myself into American spelling when I'm in the US.

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