• halferect@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      I’m a American and never seen it spelt that way, it’s always been through… did som research looks like it came from Scottish english

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        5 months ago

        It… Really isn’t though? It is used on government road signage in the US. Its in the US dictionary and has been for decades.

        Not sure how that counts as ‘slang’.

        • Jax@sh.itjust.works
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          5 months ago

          It’s in the US dictionary and has been for decades

          Yes, defined as non-standard. It may be time for you to look into abbreviations and why they exist.