Stuff Americans say English part 2

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Reddit post from r/AskReddit by u/SeaDry2466 (3m). Title: "People who learned English as a second language, why do you tend to prefer American English over other varieties?" Vote and comment buttons partially visible at bottom

Threads post screenshot on mobile with Chinese/Traditional Chinese interface (header "??", 62,166???, "??" follow button). username redacted, 21?? Text: "I wanna know why 'Z' is 'Zed' in Canada.. I thought y'all spoke English??"

Social media comment with Dutch-language interface ("Beantwoorden", "Vertaling weergeven"). Text: "Last time I checked, it was called 'English', not 'British'. America invented the language"

Reddit comment thread. First comment (username redacted, -4 votes): "I'm guessing from your spelling 'realise' that you're not native to America and quite possibly English is a second language to you. In any case, I hope you're not annoyed by this, just trying to help." Reply (username redacted): "I'm British."

TikTok screenshot (11:02, iPhone, For You tab). Video showing dark close-up image. First comment (username redacted, 1d): "Wait England thinks they created English" with laughing-crying emojis. Reply (username redacted, 16h): "smartest American"

Facebook post with orange illustrated graphic asking "What english do you like to speak :british or America...???". Comment below (username redacted): "American of course. British English sounds vulgar". Haha

$Reddit comment. schmerpmerp (blue alien avatar, 9h, -11 votes): "According to dictionaries published in the US, the preferred pronunciation is \"nitch,\" not \"neesh.\" Perhaps this is because, unlike the British, we've never lost to the French."$

Bluesky post thread. First post (she/her and ze/hir pronouns, Bluesky Elder badge, 15m): "Honey I live in Britain". Quoted reply below (username redacted, 25m): "I just wanted to let you know that you misspelled organizations"

$Reddit comment thread. Lork82 (banana Pikachu avatar, 23m, downvoted): "This is definitely the most damning evidence for being fake. It's 2025, who the fuck is saying trousers anywhere?" TreebeardWasRight OP (England flag devil avatar, 22m, upvoted): "English people" Belachick (dog in shield avatar, 14m): "Lol and Irish people. We don't say \"pants\". Pants means underwear here and in the UK." Lork82 (12m, downvoted): "Well, grow up and speak American already. Still seems fake btw. I don't know why you're rushing to spill the tea, but apparently holding back at the same time. Get off the internet and go to therapy with this already."$

Quora question. Text: "Why does Gordon Ramsay pretend to be British? The way he tries to sound English makes all Americans cringe inside." Answer, Follow (14), Request buttons. share, more

Photo of a computer screen showing a language selection dropdown menu. Options listed:????????, English (Australian), English (Canada), English (highlighted/selected with mouse cursor), English (UK), English (New Zealand), Espanol, Eesti keel, Euskara. Plain "English" is listed separately from regional variants, implying American English is the default

Discord chat. Multiple messages, all username redacted. First message (partially visible at top): "Oh wow, you live in the US?" Reply (Today at 09:11): "Scotland" Reply (Today at 09:11): "Ooooh" "That's interesting" Reply (Today at 09:11): "Yeah" Reply (Today at 09:11): "How do you know english?"

Quora question with red Quora header bar and "Open in App" button. Question: "Why do Brits speak English, an American language, rather than speaking some European language?" Answer, Follow (5), Request, More

$TikTok/Instagram comment thread. burm492 (3w): "You remembered how to spell realize? Sorry, couldn't resist. It was my aunt, she scarred me, damn English teacher." romyluc_nachos (3w, red heart): "@burm492 You do know that in the UK they use the letter S in words where Americans use Z. Such as realise, organise, recognise." burm492 (3w): "@romyluc_nachos you realize that in places like Brooklyn and Oakland people \"ax\" you to pass the sugar or hold the door right? Use google or get a dictionary, but the correct way to spell realize is REALIZE." with clown emoji$