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• StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The literal first comment in the thread mentions a confusion of the non-American vs American “world” in reference to naming.

  The next highlights a difference in US English versus English elsewhere.

  I’d long to hear how the context is solely US English.

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  • meekah@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    How convenient to leave out the third comment, the one you replied to.

    The second comment was not just “higlighting a difference in US English versus English elsewhere”, it was claiming that US English calls jam jelly, and the third one corrected that claim.

    Of course there are other English speaking countries besides the US, but the third comment was absolutely justified in correcting what the second comment claimed. It’s not like there was some person from the US who said that all English is like that, making your comment pretty unnecessary.

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    • StupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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      • meekah@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Yes, obviously the second comment was written by a non-US person. Nobody is trying to say otherwise.

        Your original comment starts with pointing out that there isn’t just US English, and quite rudely so. Again, nobody is trying to say otherwise. The third comment was just a US person clearing up the non-US person’s conception about the usage of words in the US. So you pointing out that there are people outside of the US, who use words differently than people inside the US was entirely unnecessary. That’s what most people are taking issue with, I think.

        Again, it’s kinda funny how much effort you’re putting into this. It feels a lot like you’re just trying to be correct in some way, instead of just admitting that your first comment was out of line. Welcome to my block list, and goodbye.

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