• Idefinitelydonotknow@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Non-American, not a native speaker either, but how is writing correct spelling American-centrist?

    I’m genuinely curious to know.

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      1 year ago

      early internet was populated almost entirely by americans, as eastern euro person who got internet only decade after “eternal september” this yearning for 90s era content and format looks like some kind of bizarre gatekeeping. what you’re seeing is small community size and lack of pollution by attempts at commercialization

    • Diurnambule@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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      1 year ago

      I guess that depends of how you learn it. In France the English teaching is very lacking and we often have to learn it from films, TV or other media. So spelling is laborious.