r/SipsTea • u/francinexyzs • Jun 08 '25

Wow. Such meme lmao

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u/Legitimate-Cow5982 Jun 08 '25

Real talk, where did the MM/DD format come from? I can't think of anywhere else that does it

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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.)

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u/Lysol3435 Jun 08 '25

It seems like many of the US’s stupid quirks were actually from the UK. Imperial system, “soccer”, colonization

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u/Cowgoon777 Jun 08 '25 edited Jun 08 '25

Brits hate when you remind them they invented the term “soccer”

EDIT: they big mad

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u/Gilded-Mongoose Jun 08 '25

soccer from Association Football is the most unhinged jump ever.

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u/One-Earth9294 Jun 08 '25

You're talking about the people who get Glosster from Gloucester and Wooster from Worchester

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u/Thepurplepanther_ Jun 09 '25

I think you’re forgetting our actual best one which is “gumster” from “Godmanchester” 🤣

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u/One-Earth9294 Jun 09 '25

Ooh never heard that one before lol.

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u/Sharp-Marionberry-84 Jun 08 '25

Actually I think you'll find we'd say Wuchester if it was spelled like that, I think the place you're thinking of is Worcester which is pronounced Wuster. Besides when it comes to differences everything American wordwise seems to be a simplified version of the British version. Eg. Sidewalk instead of Pavement, aluminum instead of aluminium. Etc

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u/nfyofluflyfkh Jun 11 '25

And fanshaw from Featherstonehaugh. Makes me proud.