jutfrank
VIP Member
- Joined
- Mar 5, 2014
- Member Type
- English Teacher
- Native Language
- English
- Home Country
- England
- Current Location
- England
I'm becoming more and more convinced that the single-word spelling can rightfully be classified as BrE usage.
I also wonder whether it may be fairly well-associated with a particular age demographic within the UK, since the more senior BrE-speaking members here don't seem to find it quite so natural as some of the less senior ones.
Both emsr2d2 and myself grew up in a time when this was very popular among kids, and it wasn't long after that this first appeared on UK television. I'm sure I could find other examples of use in mainstream media from this time.
I also wonder whether it may be fairly well-associated with a particular age demographic within the UK, since the more senior BrE-speaking members here don't seem to find it quite so natural as some of the less senior ones.
Both emsr2d2 and myself grew up in a time when this was very popular among kids, and it wasn't long after that this first appeared on UK television. I'm sure I could find other examples of use in mainstream media from this time.
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