What the hell is a Grammar Anarchist?
You can be one! Since we don’t have a U.S. language, feel FREE to set your own rules -- interpret grammar YOUR WAY. You’re not in England anymore. Join the anarchy of U.S. grammar! Make your choices and preserve them in YOUR STYLE MANUAL. —The Grammar Anarchist
How often must I listen to the “t” pronounced instead of softened? In case you didn't get it, the “t” in the italicized words is NOT pronounced. Lissen, the “t” is soffened in words such as offen! How long before we change the spelling to comply?
4 comments:
Nick O.
said...
Com-on! Everybody says off-ten. I hear it all the time. What's wrong with that?
“Often” is one of those words that got messed up when we switched from English to U.S.A. talk and got educated. Don‘t you ever wonder what happened to the sound of “d” in “handsome” or the “p” in “raspberry”?
I wonder what happened to the sound of the first “r” in “library” or the “rn” in “government”. And what about the greatly mispronounced “nuclear” and “realtor” words, among others?! You're right about being educated.
4 comments:
Com-on! Everybody says off-ten. I hear it all the time. What's wrong with that?
“Often” is one of those words that got messed up when we switched from English to U.S.A. talk and got educated. Don‘t you ever wonder what happened to the sound of “d” in “handsome” or the “p” in “raspberry”?
I wonder what happened to the sound of the first “r” in “library” or the “rn” in “government”. And what about the greatly mispronounced “nuclear” and “realtor” words, among others?! You're right about being educated.
Righto, BJ. If you can't pronounce it properly or you don't know what it means, you‘re likely to misspell it. Watch those kids in spelling bees.
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