Commonwealth English
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*[[Fan Stuff]] asks if a new character is the viewer's "flavourite", a [[portmanteau]] of the Commonwealth spellings of "flavor" and "favorite". | *[[Fan Stuff]] asks if a new character is the viewer's "flavourite", a [[portmanteau]] of the Commonwealth spellings of "flavor" and "favorite". | ||
*[[The Lost Email]] mentions that the sender, Mark, should "have an unnecessary vowel at the end" (with Strong Bad changing the name to "Marke"). This reflects spelling differences between American and British spellings of such words as "annex/annexe" and "ax/axe". | *[[The Lost Email]] mentions that the sender, Mark, should "have an unnecessary vowel at the end" (with Strong Bad changing the name to "Marke"). This reflects spelling differences between American and British spellings of such words as "annex/annexe" and "ax/axe". | ||
| + | *The [[1936]] era mocks Commonwealth English to some extent by using old fashioned words and phrases. Such vocabulary often includes Commonwealth spellings and is typically viewed by Americans as "archaic". | ||
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Commonwealth English is English as it is spoken and spelled in the Commonwealth countries, a collection of former British territories. This spelling is different from that which exists in the United States, and the two have been compared for many years. Throughout the Homestar Runner body of work, this form of English has been mocked or parodied in at least some form.
Examples
- Fan Stuff asks if a new character is the viewer's "flavourite", a portmanteau of the Commonwealth spellings of "flavor" and "favorite".
- The Lost Email mentions that the sender, Mark, should "have an unnecessary vowel at the end" (with Strong Bad changing the name to "Marke"). This reflects spelling differences between American and British spellings of such words as "annex/annexe" and "ax/axe".
- The 1936 era mocks Commonwealth English to some extent by using old fashioned words and phrases. Such vocabulary often includes Commonwealth spellings and is typically viewed by Americans as "archaic".
