For example, switching out the word ‘boot’ for ‘trunk’, or ditching the word ‘rubbish’ for ‘garbage’.
This is something I’ve noticed my 6 year old does pretty regularly. We went through a stage where ‘sweets’ became ‘candy’, ‘holiday’ became ‘vacation’ and ‘courgette’ became ‘zucchini’.
That last one didn’t happen but if you’re still reading you’ve got my respect, or as the Americans might say ‘…mad props’.
I don’t speak Bastardized English
It’s “bastardised”
Oxford spelling is “bastardized”, actually.
Well… could you just hold these reins while I climb down off my high horse?
Yeah, but the OED is basically the only British dictionary that thinks that way.
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Why.
-ize comes from the Greek root ‑izo, using -ise is a Fr*nch imposition.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_spelling
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