Around the spelling of English words, Britain and the United States still fought. On the 9th, the British Embassy in Washington, D.C., released a tweet, borrowing the popular word guessing web game "Wordle" in Europe and the United States, commenting on the American English spelling method. The Russian satellite network believes that this is a "mockery" and "attack" of the British side on the American English spelling.
According to the BBC, the game "Wordle" allows players to guess a 5-letter English word every day, and players can guess up to six times to get the final correct answer. If the letter does not belong to the word, it is grayed out; if the letter belongs to the word but is not in the relevant position, it is displayed in gold; and if the letter is guessed and its position, it is displayed in green.
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The British Embassy in the United States tweeted on the 9th: "The 235th Wordle." "Below is a block of 6 green letters, the fifth of which is particularly emphasized. On Feb. 9, the answer to the "Wordle" game's question was actually the English word "HUMOR," while in The English spelling, the word "humor" spelled "HUMOUR, with an extra letter "U."
The tweet also immediately sparked a debate among netizens over the spelling of different words in Britain and the United States.
Some netizens agreed: "Like this tweet." ”
Some netizens said with a picture: "(This is) the British people who play Wordle today." The person in the picture has a sad face.
Some British netizens joked and echoed: "That's why we have to leave the EU." Force us to spell american! hum! ”
There are also Canadian netizens who are accustomed to British spelling who agree: "Great post! As a Canadian, Wordle today is also a bit difficult for me. ”
In this regard, some American netizens fought back, responding: "To tell the truth, Britain, you should give up the extra letters in many words." ”
For the "Wordle" game, the BBC introduced that its founder Josh Wardle, an engineer at the American online forum Reddit, developed the game during the lockdown, initially to spend time with his partner during the lockdown. Against the backdrop of the social media epidemic, The New York Times spent about a million dollars to acquire the game in a private manner.
Source: World Wide Web