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Lorraine Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 While I recognise that language changes, some things just rankle. I was taught (not taut) in grammar school that the "t" in often was silent. Now everybody pronounces it. I was taught there is a difference between fewer and less. Now everyone says less. And I got a graduate degree in linguistics where we spent hours arguing over what was grammatical in English and what wasn't. Now nobody gives sh*t. For this I spent 3 years in grad school? You know the old saying: Right is right even if no one is doing it, and wrong is wrong no matter if everyone is doing it. :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goose Posted June 23, 2017 Share Posted June 23, 2017 A personal favorite is when a guy goes on and on about some foreigner's mispronOUNciation of English. Irony holds a special place in my heart. Am I wrong if I say that I've heard that brits say 'misproNUNciation'?No, you'd be correct, which is what makes the blunder humorous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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