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I know this is petty but... it's BOUGHT not BROUGHT!
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Too few compliances, then. Really, English spelling is about 400 years overdue for spelling reform.It's not really a case of 'too many exceptions' - there are, in fact, MORE cases of 'cie' (923) than there are 'cei' (167). And then 2,606 which have 'ei' which don't come after 'c'. There are far more exceptions than the rule!
I don't believe it's taught any more, thankfully! (And, of course, that 'rule' has been somewhat diminished over the years; there are other versions but hardly anyone seems to know them.)
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Dyslexics of the world untie!
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DVardysShadow wrote: »Really, English spelling is about 400 years overdue for spelling reform.
Oh, don't worry it's being reformed as we write. I expect we'll all be using txtspk within a decade. Notlol0 -
You are probably right. The unfortunate thing is that those who resist reform most are probably going to wake up to it too late and get the result they like least.BitterAndTwisted wrote: »Oh, don't worry it's being reformed as we write. I expect we'll all be using txtspk within a decade. NotlolHi, we’ve had to remove your signature. If you’re not sure why please read the forum rules or email the forum team if you’re still unsure - MSE ForumTeam0 -
If\When enough people use it like that, then it is correct usage. Unlike French, English is defined by the people who use it. The 'correct' word is the one that's in most common use. If you don't believe me, whay do you understand by the phrase 'beg the question'? Logical fallacy or synonym for 'raise the question?moneybunny123 wrote: »It isn't typos, misspellings or rushed grammar that the majority of us (and the original poster) are moaning about - it is people that actually believe that BROUGHT is the correct word to use, rather than bought.
Pendants stick to the former: http://begthequestion.info/ the rest of the world uses it to mean raise the question.
It's this brilliant ability of English to adapt like that that has made it so dominant world wide. It's beautiful to behold, so adapt with it rather than resist the change as it will happen eventually anyway.:)
As above, who exactly is going to tell everyone how to spell properly; We can't even harmonise British & American English, how do you think 'spelling reform' will happen. Even if we co a panel of linguists and dictionary compliers together, what makes you trust them to do the job? They're exactly the type of people who would keep silly spellings due to a word's etymology...DVardysShadow wrote: »Too few compliances, then. Really, English spelling is about 400 years overdue for spelling reform.
No, I say we follow the example of the word 'through', so many places use 'thru' ('drive-thru' etc.) that within a couple of generations it'll be standard spelling; let us who use the language reform it ourselves.:)~share and enjoy~0 -
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BitterAndTwisted wrote: »Oh, don't worry it's being reformed as we write. I expect we'll all be using txtspk within a decade. Notlol
I don't mind 'lol' if it's written as an acronym, and separately. For example:
"Can't believe she said that! LOL!"
But I hate that it's treated as a word in it's own right:
"Can't believe she said that lol!"
I always text, though, in full written English, and it would be most unusual to receive a text from me which doesn't contain a semi-colon; it's my favourite punctuation mark.
(Is it wrong to have a favourite?)
KiKi' <-- See that? It's called an apostrophe. It does not mean "hey, look out, here comes an S".0 -
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