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Wednesday, July 13, 2011

How often must I lissen...

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?

The Grammar Anarchist said...

“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”?

Bettyjane said...

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.

The Grammar Anarchist said...

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.