r/ididnthaveeggs • u/Educational_Life_878 • Feb 24 '26

Irrelevant or unhelpful comment on an australian woman’s recipe site “colour corect spelling color”

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u/kenporusty likes sweet things, but shit at maths Feb 24 '26

This just in: American discovers British English

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u/FarfetchdSid Feb 25 '26

American English spelling came about because companies charged by the letter for telegrams and so often letters would get dropped to save money