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from writingexplained.com If you were writing for an American audience in 1815, or a British audience before 1935, you could get away with using gaol. Nowadays, however, jail is the accepted form in both of these language communities.
Yes ... For the ignorant in our society. Justification for a spelling mistake is not acceptable. Signature www.pless.com.au/mechanics.htm
What the **** would they know? https://www.oldmelbournegaol.com.au/ https://www.adelaidegaol.sa.gov.au/ and....have you just accepted Americanisation perhaps? Or Americanization? https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gaol
I don't know, my understanding is that gaol and jail may be transposed. Cambridge gives this: https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/gaol https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/jail What is used in Australian courts for example? (I haven't looked).
You're welcome be be as American as you like. Then you can say you're right....ok? I'm Australian, however. Nevertheless, I'm off to buy some aluminum now.
I don't see where you got the American slant. The dictionary I quoted was the Cambridge dictionary. I think you'll find that's English. The etymology of the word jail, is that it comes from the French, jaile. More about it here: https://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/blog/article/371/
Yep.....if you search enough on google, you'll always find the result you want to believe. Congratulations. I'm glad America hasn't colored your outlook. Here are some more for you https://www.oxfordinternationalenglish.com/differences-in-british-and-american-spelling/
