• Glytch@lemmy.world
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      6 days ago

      He’s only ever seen the word when it’s preceded by "drive-” and that’s how fast food places have decided to spell it.

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      7 days ago

      Meh, it’s Twitter and English desperately needs a spelling reform. Kinda similar to how Hitler abolished Gothic print / black letter.

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        7 days 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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          6 days 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’.

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            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.