Double. Space. After. Periods.
Period.
this post was submitted on 04 Nov 2025
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Can Americans just switch their spelling back to standard English, please? Why do we have to have two systems of spelling just because the U.S. wanted to be different?
They didn’t want to be different. They wanted to be cheap. Those extra letters cost money back in the day.
Why does old English have so many U's in the spellings??
More first language English speakers now use the American version. Would be easier to switch to it than off it at this point. You could also reframe this as why non Americans insist on using the more antiquated version of the language.
So, all of the English speaking world spelled one way. You changed some spellings and now you want the rest of the English speaking world to change to your way?
Many programming languages allow "trailing commas":
my_list = [ 1, 2, 3, ]
This is wonderful because you can treat the last element like the previous ones instead of having to make an exception. I use it all the time, even when it provides no benefit, and I think we should even start allowing it in natural language.
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Pancakes are fragile narcissists. You need a WHOLE FUCKING INTERNATIONAL HOUSE TO SLAKE YOUR EGO, YOU THIRSTY, PATHETIC BREAKFAST FOOD!!
You're nothing, nothing, compared to the waffle!
When was the last time you walked into a Waffle House at 3am on a Saturday night?
You're talking big shit for someone who doesn't even own his own meth pipe.
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