▲ 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.
[–] 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
