Th4tGuyII

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[–] Th4tGuyII@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Was about to say, seems like an example of a malicious advert than what they're actually trying to look for

[–] Th4tGuyII@kbin.social 24 points 2 years ago

Was about to comment the same thing...

Green guy was pointing out that fl4pper was wrong about Linux not having support for professional recording software, that isn't the same as calling them a liar.

[–] Th4tGuyII@kbin.social 127 points 2 years ago (9 children)

I would've expected to see something like thus out of the EU rather than China, but at least somebody's making the first move against the predatory monetisation of apps

[–] Th4tGuyII@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago

That's the Republican way - criticise and cut everything while offering no real solutions

[–] Th4tGuyII@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

How people refer between different types of sweets varies even within Britain, nevermind other countries... but at least in my experience chocolate sweets get referred to as chocolates, and non-chocolate sweets as just sweets (though I have heard the terms sugar sweets and confectioneries thrown about for those too)

[–] Th4tGuyII@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

True - I had forgotten you guys call it footy and soccer. Though I suspect the Aussie accent would give you guys away before we got to the topic of footy

[–] Th4tGuyII@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children)

Definitely Brits, but not just Brits - Sweets is the preferred term in much of the English speaking world, with Candy being very distinctly associated with the US.

[–] Th4tGuyII@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Looked it up properly, you're right. I shouldn't have second-guessed myself

[–] Th4tGuyII@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Yes, but I don't think the person I was replying to was referring to America the landmass given the context and wording - plus even in the context given, it would still be more accurate to say North America, as Southern/Latin America doesn't share the same cultural identity with North America

[–] Th4tGuyII@kbin.social 14 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (8 children)

Canada is in North America the continent, which the US (sometimes referred to as America) is also in - saying Canada is America is like saying Great Britain is Europe

~~Edit: NA is a sub-continent, not the continent~~

Edit 2: Scratch Edit 1

[–] Th4tGuyII@kbin.social 9 points 2 years ago (8 children)

As others have said, sweets

[–] Th4tGuyII@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (19 children)

While it will absolutely out you as a US American, we will understand - same as when you say "Candy" and similar common Americanisms

Edit: Also, while mostly used to refer to flashlights as you guys call them, torch can also refer to other non-lantern light-emitting instruments

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