alt Hacker NewsIt's not a line that's crossed. It's just the standard in Canada.
In Britain, aeroplanes are made of aluminium and they have tyres. The Ministry of Defence sends them out on manoeuvres in theatres of combat, where the pilots have generally excelled due to regular practice.
In America, airplanes are made of aluminum and they have tires. The Department of Defense sends them out on maneuvers in theaters of combat, where the pilots have generally exceled due to regular practise.
In Canada, airplanes are made of aluminum and they have tires. The Department of National Defence sends them out on manoeuvres in theatres of combat, where the pilots have generally excelled due to regular practice.
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I love this, however, in America we write excelled. I checked with Merriam-Webster, the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary, and with ChatGPT.
How do you do italics in HN?
I've been here for more than a decade and can never figure out the formatting syntax.
Funny I'm Canadian and I thought it was aluminium and maneuvers
This makes me wonder if Canadian use full stop or period.
Small correction: In UK English, practice is a noun and practise is a verb. In America, practice is both and we don't have practise.