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	'''Commonwealth English''' is English as it is spoken and spelled in the Commonwealth countries, a collection of former British territories. This form of English dialect is noticeably different from that which exists in the United States, and the two are commonly the subject of comparison for linguists, grammarians, and comedians the world over. Throughout the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]] body of work, this form of English has been mocked or parodied in several forms.		'''Commonwealth English''' is English as it is spoken and spelled in the Commonwealth countries, a collection of former British territories. This form of English dialect is noticeably different from that which exists in the United States, and the two are commonly the subject of comparison for linguists, grammarians, and comedians the world over. Throughout the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)\|Homestar Runner]] body of work, this form of English has been mocked or parodied in several forms.

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	* [[Fan Stuff]] — The caption of one image asks if a new character is the viewer's ~~"~~flavourite~~"~~, a [[Portmanteaus\|portmanteau]] of the Commonwealth spellings of ~~"~~flavor~~"~~ and ~~"~~favorite~~"~~.		* [[Fan Stuff]] — The caption of one image asks if a new character is the viewer's "flavourite", a [[Portmanteaus\|portmanteau]] of the Commonwealth spellings of "flavor" and "favorite".
	* Email [[sb email 22]] — [[Strong Bad]] remarks that the sender, Mark, should ~~"~~have an unnecessary vowel at the end~~"~~ (he changes the name to ~~"~~Marke~~"~~). This reflects spelling differences between American and British spellings of such words as ~~"~~annex/annexe~~"~~ and ~~"~~ax/axe~~"~~. Also mentioned is the substance ~~"~~treacle~~"~~, which is a Commonwealth English name for sugar syrups such as molasses.		* Email [[sb email 22]] — [[Strong Bad]] remarks that the sender, Mark, should "have an unnecessary vowel at the end" (he changes the name to "Marke"). This reflects spelling differences between American and British spellings of such words as "annex/annexe" and "ax/axe". Also mentioned is the substance "treacle", which is a Commonwealth English name for sugar syrups such as molasses.
	* [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] — [[Homestar Runner]] scolds [[The Poopsmith]] for giving him ~~"~~bum candy~~"~~. ~~"~~Bum~~"~~ as a synonym for ~~"~~buttocks~~"~~ is primarily Commonwealth.		* [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] — [[Homestar Runner]] scolds [[The Poopsmith\|the Poopsmith]] for giving him "bum candy". "Bum" as a synonym for "buttocks" is primarily Commonwealth.
	* Email [[do over]] — [[Coach Zed]] uses the Commonwealth name for the letter Z, pronounced Zee in the US.		* Email [[do over]] — [[Coach Zed]] uses the Commonwealth name for the letter Z, pronounced Zee in the US.
	* Email [[environment]] — ~~"~~Bum~~"~~ is one of the mother-approved synonyms of ~~"~~butt~~"~~.		* [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] — [[Cheerleader]] is caber tossed, with the thrower upset that it was thrown "only 23 metres", using the Commonwealth spelling for "meter" (as caber tossing is a Scottish sport).
	* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]] — Marzipan's ~~"~~questionable surgeon~~"~~ pronounces ~~"~~advertisement~~"~~ as ~~"~~ad-VER-tiss-ment~~"~~, and then calls attention to the fact that he had done so.		** [[Disk 4 of 12 - World Games]] — The "only 23 metres" line is reused, retaining its spelling.
	* [[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] — The [[Generic Announcers\|announcer]] pronounces ~~"~~advertisement~~"~~ as ~~"~~ad-VER-tiss-ment~~"~~.		* Email [[environment]] — "Bum" is one of the mother-approved synonyms of "butt".
	* [[Hooked on Decemberween]] — The [[TV Time Toons Menu]]'s description ~~uses the word "flavourite"~~.		* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]] — Marzipan's "questionable surgeon" pronounces "advertisement" as "ad-VER-tiss-ment", and then calls attention to the fact that he had done so.
	* [[~~Teen Girl Squad Issue 9~~]] ~~— "A Theatre" uses the Commonwealth spelling for "theater".~~		* [[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] — The [[Generic Announcers\|announcer]] pronounces "advertisement" as "ad-VER-tiss-ment".
	* [[~~Teen Girl Squad Issue~~ 10]] — [[~~Cheerleader~~]] is ~~caber tossed,~~ with ~~the thrower upset that it was thrown "only 23 metres", using the~~ Commonwealth spelling ~~for "meter" (~~as ~~caber tossing is a Scottish sport).~~		* [[Hooked on Decemberween]] — The [[Toons\|description on the Flash version of]] the [[TV Time Toons Menu]] description read "ALL your holiday flavourites".
			* [[Stinkoman 20X6]] ([[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough\|Level 10]]) — The main villain is [[Z Sabre]] whose name is spelled with Commonwealth spelling as opposed to "Z Saber".
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	* [[Fan Stuff]] — The caption of one image asks if a new character is the viewer's "flavourite", a [[Portmanteaus\|portmanteau]] of the Commonwealth spellings of "flavor" and "favorite".		* [[Fan Stuff]] — The caption of one image asks if a new character is the viewer's "flavourite", a [[Portmanteaus\|portmanteau]] of the Commonwealth spellings of "flavor" and "favorite".
	* Email [[sb email 22]] — [[Strong Bad]] remarks that the sender, Mark, should "have an unnecessary vowel at the end" (he changes the name to "Marke"). This reflects spelling differences between American and British spellings of such words as "annex/annexe" and "ax/axe". Also mentioned is the substance "treacle", which is a Commonwealth English name for sugar syrups such as molasses.		* Email [[sb email 22]] — [[Strong Bad]] remarks that the sender, Mark, should "have an unnecessary vowel at the end" (he changes the name to "Marke"). This reflects spelling differences between American and British spellings of such words as "annex/annexe" and "ax/axe". Also mentioned is the substance "treacle", which is a Commonwealth English name for sugar syrups such as molasses.
	* [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] — [[Homestar Runner]] scolds [[The ~~Poopsmith\|the~~ Poopsmith]] for giving him "bum candy". "Bum" as a synonym for "buttocks" is primarily Commonwealth.		* [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] — [[Homestar Runner]] scolds [[The Poopsmith]] for giving him "bum candy". "Bum" as a synonym for "buttocks" is primarily Commonwealth.
	* Email [[do over]] — [[Coach Zed]] uses the Commonwealth name for the letter Z, pronounced Zee in the US.		* Email [[do over]] — [[Coach Zed]] uses the Commonwealth name for the letter Z, pronounced Zee in the US.
	* [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] — [[Cheerleader]] is caber tossed, with the thrower upset that it was thrown "only 23 metres", using the Commonwealth spelling for "meter" (as caber tossing is a Scottish sport).
	** [[Disk 4 of 12 - World Games]] — The "only 23 metres" line is reused, retaining its spelling.
	* Email [[environment]] — "Bum" is one of the mother-approved synonyms of "butt".		* Email [[environment]] — "Bum" is one of the mother-approved synonyms of "butt".
	* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]] — Marzipan's "questionable surgeon" pronounces "advertisement" as "ad-VER-tiss-ment", and then calls attention to the fact that he had done so.		* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]] — Marzipan's "questionable surgeon" pronounces "advertisement" as "ad-VER-tiss-ment", and then calls attention to the fact that he had done so.
	* [[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] — The [[Generic Announcers\|announcer]] pronounces "advertisement" as "ad-VER-tiss-ment".		* [[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] — The [[Generic Announcers\|announcer]] pronounces "advertisement" as "ad-VER-tiss-ment".
	* [[Hooked on Decemberween]] — The ~~[[Toons\|description on the Flash version of]] the~~ [[TV Time Toons Menu]] description ~~read~~ "~~ALL your holiday flavourites~~".		* [[Hooked on Decemberween]] — The [[TV Time Toons Menu]]'s description uses the word "flavourite".
	* [[~~Stinkoman 20X6~~]] ([[~~Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough\|Level~~ 10]]) — ~~The main villain is~~ [[~~Z Sabre~~]] ~~whose name~~ is ~~spelled~~ with Commonwealth spelling ~~as opposed to~~ "~~Z Saber~~".		* [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]] — "A Theatre" uses the Commonwealth spelling for "theater".
			* [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] — [[Cheerleader]] is caber tossed, with the thrower upset that it was thrown "only 23 metres", using the Commonwealth spelling for "meter" (as caber tossing is a Scottish sport).

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'''Commonwealth English''' is English as it is spoken and spelled in the Commonwealth countries, a collection of former British territories. This form of English dialect is noticeably different from that which exists in the United States, and the two are commonly the subject of comparison for linguists, grammarians, and comedians the world over. Throughout the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work, this form of English has been mocked or parodied in several forms.

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* [[Fan Stuff]] — The caption of one image asks if a new character is the viewer's "flavourite", a [[Portmanteaus|portmanteau]] of the Commonwealth spellings of "flavor" and "favorite".
* Email [[sb email 22]] — [[Strong Bad]] remarks that the sender, Mark, should "have an unnecessary vowel at the end" (he changes the name to "Marke"). This reflects spelling differences between American and British spellings of such words as "annex/annexe" and "ax/axe". Also mentioned is the substance "treacle", which is a Commonwealth English name for sugar syrups such as molasses.
* [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] — [[Homestar Runner]] scolds [[The Poopsmith|the Poopsmith]] for giving him "bum candy". "Bum" as a synonym for "buttocks" is primarily Commonwealth.
* Email [[do over]] — [[Coach Zed]] uses the Commonwealth name for the letter Z, pronounced Zee in the US.
* [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] — [[Cheerleader]] is caber tossed, with the thrower upset that it was thrown "only 23 metres", using the Commonwealth spelling for "meter" (as caber tossing is a Scottish sport).
** [[Disk 4 of 12 - World Games]] — The "only 23 metres" line is reused, retaining its spelling.
* Email [[environment]] — "Bum" is one of the mother-approved synonyms of "butt".
* [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2]] — Marzipan's "questionable surgeon" pronounces "advertisement" as "ad-VER-tiss-ment", and then calls attention to the fact that he had done so.
* [[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] — The [[Generic Announcers|announcer]] pronounces "advertisement" as "ad-VER-tiss-ment".
* [[Hooked on Decemberween]] — The [[Toons|description on the Flash version of]] the [[TV Time Toons Menu]] description read "ALL your holiday flavourites".
* [[Stinkoman 20X6]] ([[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough|Level 10]]) — The main villain is [[Z Sabre]] whose name is spelled with Commonwealth spelling as opposed to "Z Saber".

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