▲ 543 ▼ 'Read' and its past tense are spelled the same. How should they be spelled? (lemmy.world) submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by IncogCyberspaceUser@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 180 comments fedilink hide all child comments What about similar oddities in English? (This question is inspired by this comic by https://www.exocomics.com/193/ (link found by BunScientist@lemmy.zip)) Edit: it's to its in the title. Damn autocorrect.
[–] EndOfLine@lemmy.world 70 points 10 months ago (1 child) Just remember permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 10 months ago* (5 children) Pretty sure the past tense of "lead" is actually "led." Unless of course you're referring to the type of metal, lead, which I guess the meme isn't clear on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] moondoggie@lemmy.world 53 points 10 months ago (3 children) Pretty sure there’s a chemical element named “lead” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] _edge@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 10 months ago I heard lead leads in weight. permalink fedilink source parent [–] stinerman@midwest.social 6 points 10 months ago Interesting if true. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago (2 children) And German has a word for it: Blei permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] M137@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) Bly in Swedish. But we add some weirdness to the Bly part so a "lead pencil" is blyertspenna ("penna" meaning pencil). I can't think of another word where that specific addiction is used, and I have no idea what it means. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago I've looked it up and "blyerts" means "black lead, graphite" from German "Bleierz" (lead-ore). source permalink fedilink source parent [–] gramie@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) That would explain why a pencil, which contains a "lead" (actually a polymer or graphite now) is Bleistift permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 10 months ago Some call it differently because it doesn't contain lead anymore but Bleistift is still the common name permalink fedilink source parent [–] leadore@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago It's not saying anything about past tenses in that meme, it's just saying that each word has two different pronunciations that rhyme with the other. permalink fedilink source parent [–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago It's all about led vs lēd. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago What's not clear? It's written right there! permalink fedilink source parent [–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) I had to look this up. And today I learned ALL my brit friends are spelling it wrong. That's more than two! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ech@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) Brits aren't "spelling it wrong" any more than those in the US are. It's just cultural differences. Do you also claim Germans spell things wrong? Or the Chinese? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works -2 points 10 months ago (1 child) Also the language is called English. By default, the English are doing it right and anything else is wrong. Maybe better, the argument can go for decades longer, but if anyones wrong its everyone else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ech@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago My point is no one is wrong. Well, you are, but not for the way you spell things. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 10 months ago* (5 children) Pretty sure the past tense of "lead" is actually "led." Unless of course you're referring to the type of metal, lead, which I guess the meme isn't clear on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] moondoggie@lemmy.world 53 points 10 months ago (3 children) Pretty sure there’s a chemical element named “lead” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] _edge@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 10 months ago I heard lead leads in weight. permalink fedilink source parent [–] stinerman@midwest.social 6 points 10 months ago Interesting if true. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago (2 children) And German has a word for it: Blei permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] M137@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) Bly in Swedish. But we add some weirdness to the Bly part so a "lead pencil" is blyertspenna ("penna" meaning pencil). I can't think of another word where that specific addiction is used, and I have no idea what it means. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago I've looked it up and "blyerts" means "black lead, graphite" from German "Bleierz" (lead-ore). source permalink fedilink source parent [–] gramie@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) That would explain why a pencil, which contains a "lead" (actually a polymer or graphite now) is Bleistift permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 10 months ago Some call it differently because it doesn't contain lead anymore but Bleistift is still the common name permalink fedilink source parent [–] leadore@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago It's not saying anything about past tenses in that meme, it's just saying that each word has two different pronunciations that rhyme with the other. permalink fedilink source parent [–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago It's all about led vs lēd. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago What's not clear? It's written right there! permalink fedilink source parent [–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) I had to look this up. And today I learned ALL my brit friends are spelling it wrong. That's more than two! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ech@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) Brits aren't "spelling it wrong" any more than those in the US are. It's just cultural differences. Do you also claim Germans spell things wrong? Or the Chinese? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works -2 points 10 months ago (1 child) Also the language is called English. By default, the English are doing it right and anything else is wrong. Maybe better, the argument can go for decades longer, but if anyones wrong its everyone else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ech@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago My point is no one is wrong. Well, you are, but not for the way you spell things. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] moondoggie@lemmy.world 53 points 10 months ago (3 children) Pretty sure there’s a chemical element named “lead” permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] _edge@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 10 months ago I heard lead leads in weight. permalink fedilink source parent [–] stinerman@midwest.social 6 points 10 months ago Interesting if true. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago (2 children) And German has a word for it: Blei permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] M137@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) Bly in Swedish. But we add some weirdness to the Bly part so a "lead pencil" is blyertspenna ("penna" meaning pencil). I can't think of another word where that specific addiction is used, and I have no idea what it means. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago I've looked it up and "blyerts" means "black lead, graphite" from German "Bleierz" (lead-ore). source permalink fedilink source parent [–] gramie@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) That would explain why a pencil, which contains a "lead" (actually a polymer or graphite now) is Bleistift permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 10 months ago Some call it differently because it doesn't contain lead anymore but Bleistift is still the common name permalink fedilink source parent
[–] _edge@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 10 months ago I heard lead leads in weight. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] stinerman@midwest.social 6 points 10 months ago Interesting if true. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago (2 children) And German has a word for it: Blei permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] M137@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) Bly in Swedish. But we add some weirdness to the Bly part so a "lead pencil" is blyertspenna ("penna" meaning pencil). I can't think of another word where that specific addiction is used, and I have no idea what it means. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago I've looked it up and "blyerts" means "black lead, graphite" from German "Bleierz" (lead-ore). source permalink fedilink source parent [–] gramie@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) That would explain why a pencil, which contains a "lead" (actually a polymer or graphite now) is Bleistift permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 10 months ago Some call it differently because it doesn't contain lead anymore but Bleistift is still the common name permalink fedilink source parent
[–] M137@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) Bly in Swedish. But we add some weirdness to the Bly part so a "lead pencil" is blyertspenna ("penna" meaning pencil). I can't think of another word where that specific addiction is used, and I have no idea what it means. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago I've looked it up and "blyerts" means "black lead, graphite" from German "Bleierz" (lead-ore). source permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 10 months ago I've looked it up and "blyerts" means "black lead, graphite" from German "Bleierz" (lead-ore). source permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gramie@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago (1 child) That would explain why a pencil, which contains a "lead" (actually a polymer or graphite now) is Bleistift permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 10 months ago Some call it differently because it doesn't contain lead anymore but Bleistift is still the common name permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 10 months ago Some call it differently because it doesn't contain lead anymore but Bleistift is still the common name permalink fedilink source parent
[–] leadore@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago It's not saying anything about past tenses in that meme, it's just saying that each word has two different pronunciations that rhyme with the other. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago It's all about led vs lēd. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago What's not clear? It's written right there! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 point 10 months ago (1 child) I had to look this up. And today I learned ALL my brit friends are spelling it wrong. That's more than two! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ech@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) Brits aren't "spelling it wrong" any more than those in the US are. It's just cultural differences. Do you also claim Germans spell things wrong? Or the Chinese? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works -2 points 10 months ago (1 child) Also the language is called English. By default, the English are doing it right and anything else is wrong. Maybe better, the argument can go for decades longer, but if anyones wrong its everyone else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ech@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago My point is no one is wrong. Well, you are, but not for the way you spell things. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ech@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) Brits aren't "spelling it wrong" any more than those in the US are. It's just cultural differences. Do you also claim Germans spell things wrong? Or the Chinese? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works -2 points 10 months ago (1 child) Also the language is called English. By default, the English are doing it right and anything else is wrong. Maybe better, the argument can go for decades longer, but if anyones wrong its everyone else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ech@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago My point is no one is wrong. Well, you are, but not for the way you spell things. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works -2 points 10 months ago (1 child) Also the language is called English. By default, the English are doing it right and anything else is wrong. Maybe better, the argument can go for decades longer, but if anyones wrong its everyone else. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ech@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago My point is no one is wrong. Well, you are, but not for the way you spell things. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ech@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago My point is no one is wrong. Well, you are, but not for the way you spell things. permalink fedilink source parent
