Chewget

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[–] Chewget@lemm.ee 21 points 3 weeks ago

That's how you get to be the richest person in the world

[–] Chewget@lemm.ee 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

"it is often assumed that characteristically American spellings were invented by Noah Webster. He was very influential in popularizing certain spellings in the United States, but he did not originate them. Rather [...] he chose already existing options such as center, color and check for the simplicity, analogy or etymology" https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_and_British_English_spelling_differences

Either way he didn't change the spellings he popularized them..

"Webster did attempt to introduce some reformed spellings, as did the Simplified Spelling Board in the early 20th century, but most were not adopted."

Edit, I messed up markdown

[–] Chewget@lemm.ee 11 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Failing to create a successful company named X?

[–] Chewget@lemm.ee 10 points 3 weeks ago

Technically Walter Gerber and Fritz Stettler invented the first processed cheese in Switzerland in 1911 by heating cheese up and mixing in sodium citrate. Kraft patented the process in the USA in 1916. The term "American Cheese" was later coined to refer to any processed cheese.

The American Cheese Wikipedia page is poorly written with mostly redundant information from other Wikipedia pages... it's just a commonly used word to refer to processed cheese and marketing term.

[–] Chewget@lemm.ee -1 points 4 weeks ago (4 children)

Words are changed when their commonly changed... webster took note. Lol

[–] Chewget@lemm.ee 3 points 4 weeks ago

The King Taejong effect, if you will

[–] Chewget@lemm.ee 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

America? More like $15.5 plus 40% tip that the business steals anyway

[–] Chewget@lemm.ee 6 points 4 weeks ago (6 children)

The USA newspapers are credited with removing letters. It used to cost per letter, so people started removing whatever they could.

[–] Chewget@lemm.ee 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Is this like the most Michelin stars mostly go to French restaurants because they're French?

[–] Chewget@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago

I swear there's an extension for that

[–] Chewget@lemm.ee 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Isn't it a birds and the bees story translated through a religious conservative lense... The forbidden fruit is sex.

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