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Why do so many people spell 'lose' as 'loose' ? on 18:00 - Jul 1 by Kropotkin123
The English language is an absolute basket case. People getting annoyed by the use of the language, rather than the language itself make me laugh.
- 5 vowels for about 20 vowels sounds. Stupid. - Pointless letters like C, that just steal sounds off other letters. Confusing new learners. Stupid. - No way of telling where the syllables land, unless taught. Stupid. - Capital letters. Pointless. They don't exist in other languages, like Korean. - Spelling the same sound multiple different ways and then acting surprised when people use them in the wrong place. E.g. they're, their, there. Stupid. - Its or it's... it doesn't matter. It is the same sound. Context makes it abundantly clear which one is correct.
I can go on. The language needs a complete overhaul. Users really aren't to blame.
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Look, we ditched genders, and most declension or conjugation. What more do you want?
Why do so many people spell 'lose' as 'loose' ? on 19:19 - Jul 1 by bluelagos
Because we are taught to spell phonetically. Look, loom, loot all use the same sound 'oo' sound.
No we weren't.
Many of us were taught to spell words correctly. We were also taught to use them properly, something people are uninterested in these days. Or, as they might put it, 'disinterested'.
Why do so many people spell 'lose' as 'loose' ? on 19:47 - Jul 1 by factual_blue
No we weren't.
Many of us were taught to spell words correctly. We were also taught to use them properly, something people are uninterested in these days. Or, as they might put it, 'disinterested'.
And as for 'literally'.....
We? My generation absolutely was taught to spell phonetically and it was reintroduced (after a gap) a few years back to primary schools and is still in use today.
Why do so many people spell 'lose' as 'loose' ? on 18:15 - Jul 1 by Kropotkin123
Seeing them all written out next to each other hurts my eyes
It is almost worth celebrating that English is a rare language, in that you can see a word written down and still have no idea how to pronounce it. For example, the (made-up) word 'stough'.
I'm sure other languages have similar challenges, but none that I have come across.
(anyone???).
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Why do so many people spell 'lose' as 'loose' ? on 21:23 - Jul 1 with 1936 views
Why do so many people spell 'lose' as 'loose' ? on 19:38 - Jul 1 by north_stand77
Favorite instead of favourite and color instead of colour, We don't need to speak 'American' do we? So wrong!
Those things can get a bit engrained though if you do much coding, I did a lot of html for websites several years ago and must confess that even now I have to double check colour.
Mose and Moose is bad too.
No idea when I began here, was a very long time ago. Previously known as Spirit_of_81. Love cheese, hate the colour of it, this is why it requires some blue in it.
Why do so many people spell 'lose' as 'loose' ? on 21:12 - Jul 1 by Freddies_Ears
It is almost worth celebrating that English is a rare language, in that you can see a word written down and still have no idea how to pronounce it. For example, the (made-up) word 'stough'.
I'm sure other languages have similar challenges, but none that I have come across.
(anyone???).
My favourite is the Norfolk villlage of Happisburgh. Not a cat in hells chance of a stranger getting that right first time.
Why do so many people spell 'lose' as 'loose' ? on 21:29 - Jul 1 by bluelagos
My favourite is the Norfolk villlage of Happisburgh. Not a cat in hells chance of a stranger getting that right first time.
Agree with celebrating the oddities.
Towcester and Porthmadog are good too, not forgetting Cholmondeley and my favourite with the American tourists, Marylebone.
Oh and Magdelen College.
No idea when I began here, was a very long time ago. Previously known as Spirit_of_81. Love cheese, hate the colour of it, this is why it requires some blue in it.
Why do so many people spell 'lose' as 'loose' ? on 21:12 - Jul 1 by Freddies_Ears
It is almost worth celebrating that English is a rare language, in that you can see a word written down and still have no idea how to pronounce it. For example, the (made-up) word 'stough'.
I'm sure other languages have similar challenges, but none that I have come across.
(anyone???).
Agree 100%.
Every language has its own idiosyncrasies, that's the beauty of it. Without the homophonic examples, amongst many others, listed earlier as errors to be ironed out, we could never have had such a great cultural tradition of wordplay and comedy.
English can be noted as one of the greatest languages for creating ambiguity, having a real punchline at the *end* of a sentence. The fluidity and ambiguous nature of English is what makes it so great, and the current lingua franca.
footers KC - Private Counsel to Big Farmer - Friend to all
Why do so many people spell 'lose' as 'loose' ? on 21:23 - Jul 1 by Coastalblue
Those things can get a bit engrained though if you do much coding, I did a lot of html for websites several years ago and must confess that even now I have to double check colour.
Mose and Moose is bad too.
Shame on you! Go and stand in the corner of the room and face the wall.
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Why do so many people spell 'lose' as 'loose' ? on 22:31 - Jul 1 with 1895 views
Why do so many people spell 'lose' as 'loose' ? on 20:28 - Jul 1 by bluelagos
We? My generation absolutely was taught to spell phonetically and it was reintroduced (after a gap) a few years back to primary schools and is still in use today.
By 'we' I meant the older, better-educated generation.
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