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lindsayw · 09-20-2011, 04:55 AM

The Greengrocer's Apostrophe is not just a Brit thing! But add contractions to it and you see (in Australia) Avo's 3/$1 - Yuck! That's avocados, btw. Or should I say "it's avocado's"?
And the Kiwi was correct in that US spelling (and SOME grammar) is more common in Oz than across the pond. I have no complaints about most US spelling, where it makes good sense: ize endings in place of ise, f'rinstance. In many cases US 'vocab' is simply UK vocab retained in its original form, while other English-speaking countries (including the UK) have gradually migrated to different expressions.

09-20-2011, 04:55 AM	#87
lindsayw Author from pBook days Posts: 49 Karma: 10782 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Australia Device: Kindle-3-Keyboard; 8" Android Tablet	The Greengrocer's Apostrophe is not just a Brit thing! But add contractions to it and you see (in Australia) Avo's 3/$1 - Yuck! That's avocados, btw. Or should I say "it's avocado's"? And the Kiwi was correct in that US spelling (and SOME grammar) is more common in Oz than across the pond. I have no complaints about most US spelling, where it makes good sense: ize endings in place of ise, f'rinstance. In many cases US 'vocab' is simply UK vocab retained in its original form, while other English-speaking countries (including the UK) have gradually migrated to different expressions.