Spelling
Standard English spelling rules are often flouted, even in official publications. For example, the word dining is frequently spelt "dinning," which to a native English speaker would be pronounced with a "short" i (/ɪ/), as if it refers to making a loud noise (din) rather than referring to the room in which eating takes place (dine). And businesses that are labeled saloons are, in reality, western salons.
Another frequent change is the confusion of u /ʌ/ and a /æ/. An example would be the use of "batter" for "butter" (what is spread on the bread).
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