Comment on American and British English spelling and pronunciations
otp@sh.itjust.works 2 days agoYup. I use whatever feels best, which is usually American words, British spelling (except for the -ze instead of -se for words that end in a “z” sound).
Also, there are our own Canadianisms, like “washroom”.
MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Wait, everyone else doesn’t call in a washroom? Heathens!
WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
Washroom promotes the incorrect assumption that people wash their hands. Any time spent in a public latrine will show this to be inaccurate.
Water closet, on the other hand, tells you exactly what to expect. Cramped, likely too dark or too bright, and riddled with moisture of both expected and occult origin.
Water closet is the way.
otp@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Yeah, and bathroom suggests that there are baths or places for bathing.
Water closet really is the right thing to call it!
Wahots@pawb.social 2 days ago
Even some places in the US are switching over to calling them WCs.
JacksonLamb@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Compelling argument.
Contemporarium@lemm.ee 2 days ago
We call them bathrooms in the us