r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Elegant-Mode9005 • Aug 27 '26

Ruined by Technology Got into a dumb 10 minute argument about whether the ACL and Achilles are the same thing or not. My idiot friend forgot to crop his screenshot before sending it to me...🤦

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u/Japsai Aug 27 '26

Ah OK. Transitional phase? In the UK, NZ, Australia they are both 'draught'. A 'draft'can be a preliminary version of an article or whatever. That said, Australia often dabbles in US usage

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u/gerwen Aug 27 '26

Canada, so almost definitely borrowed from the US.

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u/Japsai Aug 27 '26

Aha! Yes Canada is caught in the middle.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYLrn4rysT0

At no time worse than now. Kia kaha!

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u/gerwen Aug 27 '26

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYLrn4rysT0

Funny how accurate that is. How far is it to Toronto? 2 hours. Ottawa? 6 hours.
If someone knows the reddit post he's reading, please link it.

Kia kaha!

Thanks man, we're tryin, Elbows up!

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u/PurbulentTriest Aug 27 '26

Or a banker's draft, a military draft, or to draft a letter.