WHY HAS THE WORLD FORGOTTEN HOW TO SPELL MARSHMALLOW? I see Americans use -mellow and assumed it was some trade name as that would be on brand for Americans who like to call atorvastatin Lipitor and so on but no excuse for an Aussie - ThreadSky

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WHY HAS THE WORLD FORGOTTEN HOW TO SPELL MARSHMALLOW? I see Americans use -mellow and assumed it was some trade name as that would be on brand for Americans who like to call atorvastatin Lipitor and so on but no excuse for an Aussie

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Well

Quite

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raytheonofficial.bsky.social•50 days ago

Language is established by convention, not dictate.

Except for the things that annoy me. They're impermissible and punishable by violence.

zaynhasn.bsky.social•50 days ago

Mallow-dramatic

jgrahn.bsky.social•50 days ago

As upsetting as that is—and I weep with you—there's an argument to be made that they haven't actually contained mallow root for at least a century now.

As a compromise to save us all from spelling degeneracy, may I propose referring to them as sugarfoam?

michael-bond.bsky.social•50 days ago

Hmmmm sugarfoam

emranb.bsky.social•50 days ago

It’s with an E you weird Brits say everything weird. Mellow not mallow!

lanakanepi.bsky.social•49 days ago

Marshmallow is how I, as an American, spell it. I didn't realize there was another way.

*in my worst Southern US drawl* Henceforth, I do declare the spelling of marshmallow as marshmellow is an abomination in the US of A! *spit*

Does that help?

hippietrail.bsky.social•50 days ago

As an Aussie let me assure you that my countrymen have some of the worst English skills in the world. Just wait til you see how they write in Facebook, YouTube, etc.

12tone.nebula.tv•50 days ago

I've never seen an American spell it with an 'e'.

jackdodson.bsky.social•50 days ago

Is that because it's a quote?

rajacexplains.bsky.social•50 days ago

As long as people understand you, you can spell "mershmallow" however you like.

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