Post #4361646
2026-08-03 18:23 UTC
RE: https://flipboard.com/@ctvnews/edmonton-05m5ijd8z/-/a-ryQWuGqgRVy-u-T524ZrgQ%3Aa%3A2823982346-%2F0
this little article about EN_CA made me reckon EN_US is basically the anglification of Spanish or outright theft of French.
for example:
realisation EN_CA EN_UK
realization EN_US FR
realización ES
official languages are cobbled in the idle boredom of government and finance record keeping. now i wonder how many pre-1860 documents exist in USA state archives originally written in Spanish or French.
especially in places people wouldn't think of as FR_FR ES_ES ES_MX like Arkansas or Ohio
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@davep@infosec.exchange 2026-08-03 18:26
@blogdiva@mastodon.social Did this lot have much impact? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simplified_Spelling_Board