The Catch-All Term for Myself and Greg

[Omni]

Don't you start, Canadian. Do americans say 'huvver' too?

[Magus]

I'd imagine. 'Hoh-ver.' It's just hilarious!

[Ganondorf]

Yes. Sounds like lover, though you might say that differently as well. Similarly to mother, mayhaps?

[Omni]

Man, do you guys just spend all your time thinking of ways to break the English language, or something? Is there a government office for that?

[Magus]

Nyahaha. 'Hover' should rhyme with 'lover!' Look at the words! LOOK AT THEM!

LOOK INTO YOUR HEART, YOUNG... Omni...walker... YOU KNOW IT TO BE TRUE!!

[Omni]

I'm bumping this topic to ask:

Since when the fuck is the H in historic and herb silent?

[PepsiWhirda]

Since pterodactyls started developing their own language.

[Ganondorf]

I use the h in historic. Like his story. I always found it wierd as a child that herb had a silent h, but then again... Knife has a silent k, knight has a full three silent letters, etc.

[MDGEIST]

I had a professor that refused to refer to the subject she taught as history because of the patriarchy.

[Proto Man]

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There is no silent H in history as far as I/the dictionary know it.

I think herb is more dependent on how british you are?

[Omni]

Alright, well ... you guys are alright ... this time. But don't think I'm not watching you crafty kids.

[Kenpachi Zaraki]

We call them that too. The 'boot' of a car.

I dunno, probably has some old English or latin origin I suppose.

Evidently it's called a trunk because the similar part of the horse-drawn carriage used for storage was also where the driver would brace his feet while driving (or so says the internet). I think the American 'trunk' just came about because it's used to store things, like a regular luggagy trunk.

Next we're going to discuss why in America 'fanny' means buttocks and in the UK it means something else entirely. Go!

[Omni]

So that British people can laugh whenever Americans use the term 'fanny pack'.

[Kenpachi Zaraki]

I think "bum bag" is equally funny.

[Ganondorf]

Heh... Bum bag.

It's like they know that the homeless are the primary users of the device. Also, it goes over one's bum.