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RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

• pivot_root@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  British spelling.

  • Colours with the “u” like many other “ou” words.
  • Maths is short for mathematics.

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  • RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Color does not rhyme with flour so one of them needs different spelling.

    Math is short for arethmathicalism.

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    • lugal@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Congratulations, this is the stupidest rationalization I’ve ever heard for this. Language isn’t that systematic, especially English spelling

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      • RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        Everybody bitches about how bad english is but then they bitch harder when a certified genius tries to fix it 🙄

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    • ptu@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      How about four, pour, your?

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      • RickyRigatoni@piefed.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

        All rhyme with each other but not color.

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