You Can Literally Use the Word Literally, Literally Anyway You Want?

[captainsousie]

The path to ignorance is a slippery slope.

Precisely my point.

 

[ofafeather]

"And look where that went! He should have just done it in his dictionary right off and forced it on the masses!"

It wasn't necessary for him to do it, the masses opted for that route anyway. Compare labour/labor, honour/honor, flavour/flavor, neighbour/neighbor.....the list goes on.

Regards,

Jay.?

Its a small step only. They just regionalized the spelling. They spent too much time around the French in the US so those Hs are silent. We would need naybor, onor, urb, flayvor, etc. lol.

 

[ofafeather]

You want to talk of embarrassment? Ok, after years of working in the construction industry, I talk like a native Tennessean. My wife and I were in Penzance for less than 24 hours and I already started shifting into "all roight, then" and "another pint, love." I guess I'm a chameleon? Or a poser. Take your pick

I think we’re all a bit of both. Lol. I think it’s what they call “code switching” now.

 

[ofafeather]

And, in my profession, I have to change the spelling when I want to see examples or find tutorials from Europe, "jewelry" or "jewellery"... Jeweller, Jewelled, Jewelling... it's interesting how things evolved.

But I noticed none of them are “jewlery” which is how many people (mid)pronounce it. I also hear a lot of “nucular” when they mean “nuclear”. I also find interesting the number of people that pronounce “height” with a “th” sound at the end. “Hithe”

 

[pantsBoots]

But I noticed none of them are “jewlery” which is how many people (mid)pronounce it. I also hear a lot of “nucular” when they mean “nuclear”. I also find interesting the number of people that pronounce “height” with a “th” sound at the end. “Hithe”

Myurcurry, anyone? Not to be too Pacific, irregardless

 

[stokesdale]

So we literally have 104 posts starting from the word literally...seriously? Literally an interesting analysis of human behavior.

 

[cosmicfolklore]

And, just about everyone mispronounces Wednesday and restaurant.

 

[mawnansmiff]

"Often times for me, I can't "see" the errors until I actually publish them"

Telescopes, you do know of course that 'oftentimes' is one word don't you?

"And, just about everyone mispronounces Wednesday and restaurant."

Mike, the same applies to February, library, parliament, secretary etc.

Regards,

Jay.?

 

[JOHN72]

I have an accent of Google translator..........................english Mode US..................

 

[cosmicfolklore]

When I drive my wife’s car, it drives me crazy. She will sometimes have the GPS thing set on Irish or Scottish or Jamaican or something incomprehensible and I have no idea how to use it, so while I’m driving it barks things at me, and I’m constantly, “what the fuck you say!” Ha ha!