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Originally Posted by exaltedwombat
It's a strange, illogical change, and no 'simpler' or 'easier'. I wonder how it happened?
I'm always amused by a culture that can't tolerate the silent e in 'Theatre' but completely changes the sound of 'Kansas' by putting 'Ar' in front of it :-)
(Yes, I know the justification. But wouldn't the American way be to rationalise it over time?)
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Actually, we did it
just to piss off the Brits, amirite? ("Those goddamn rebels, they can't do anything right!")
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