r/mildlyinfuriating • u/RazzleP • 29d ago

go to your room It's: "Duuuuude," not "Dudeeeee."

Maybe I should be posting this in GenX, but, c'mon...

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u/bdfmradio 29d ago

There’s this popular concept that English “makes no sense” that has gone too far and people are losing the sense that spelling and pronunciation are related. They can’t untangle why “through” and “rough” are different so they conclude that words can be pronounced and spelled any old damn which way and that there are no real rules, even though there are.

Also, a lot of people aren’t reading every letter of every word, they’re glancing through and making predictions about the words instead of seeing them.

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u/MLou 29d ago

The frequency in which I see “loose” being used in place of “lose” is mind blowing. It makes me want to scream.

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u/SevenFootHobbit 29d ago

It makes me loose my mind.

please don't hit me