▲ 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.
[–] 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
