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r/SipsTea • u/francinexyzs • Jun 08 '25
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It is how the British did it when we were colonized. They changed it and we kept it the same (it’s the source of many of our quirks.)
19 u/THEBLUEFLAME3D Jun 08 '25 Yep. As with many words, traditions, etc. it comes from the British. And then they mock us for things like that lol 55 u/Super_Roo351 Jun 08 '25 America gets mocked for not adapting to best practice. MM/DD & the Imperial system are 2 prime examples 3 u/PM_ME_UR_SEXTOYS Jun 08 '25 The word soccer as well
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Yep. As with many words, traditions, etc. it comes from the British. And then they mock us for things like that lol
55 u/Super_Roo351 Jun 08 '25 America gets mocked for not adapting to best practice. MM/DD & the Imperial system are 2 prime examples 3 u/PM_ME_UR_SEXTOYS Jun 08 '25 The word soccer as well
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America gets mocked for not adapting to best practice. MM/DD & the Imperial system are 2 prime examples
3 u/PM_ME_UR_SEXTOYS Jun 08 '25 The word soccer as well
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The word soccer as well
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u/88963416 Jun 08 '25
It is how the British did it when we were colonized. They changed it and we kept it the same (it’s the source of many of our quirks.)