\n\nGrandboy (selecting a game’s display language): What’s “English (UK)” and “English (US)” and why are they different?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Me: The UK version is the original English and the US version came afterwards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grandboy: So now everyone speaks US version, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Me: No, loads of people still speak the original English. That’s why you make me say “lever” instead of “lever” so I sound like your YouTube gamers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grandboy (adopting a posh attitude): “Oh, yessss, I’d looove a kish, lorvely”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Me: Yes, exactly, that’s how everyone sounds in England… (makes squinty eyes at the boy)\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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