Note
to reader: Please excuse my tendency to rant.
Having
been exposed to different educational systems and being raised in three
countries, two of which are among leading continents in the world... it gets to
a point where I have to ask myself, does being politically correct ALL of the time really matter? I mean should it matter...
I
am fortunate to have experienced both the British and American educational
systems but does spelling apologise with an, “s” opposed to a, “z” really
matter... It baffles me sometimes.
I,
for one, am always being challenged depending on where I am in the world to
remember the differences, to constantly adapt so as not to offend anyone but to
also not appear to be clueless, ignorant or misinformed... and let me assure you that I am far from any
of those attributes. I am one of the
most cultivated, cultured, educated and
enlightened individuals you’d ever meet in your life and that’s not to toot my
own horn, it’s truth.
Though
it does make me feel a head above the rest when I’m in London to say... no,
color is spelt with a u as in colour... both have the same definition.
Here’s
what gets me... Why is Leicester pronounced Lester? And if Leicester existed before Lester why
was it changed or shortened? Why
couldn’t it be standard across the board?
I’m
sure there are many theories that would lend itself to my questions... but I
just needed to put it out there...
As
you were...
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