Opinionhaver@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-222 hours agoYour way is now the right way. What is everyone doing wrong?message-squaremessage-square154fedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up192arrow-down1message-squareYour way is now the right way. What is everyone doing wrong?Opinionhaver@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-222 hours agomessage-square154fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·15 hours agoDictionaries don’t say what’s right; they just say what’s popular. Example: say “process” out loud. Now say “protest”. If the first part doesn’t sound the same but each sounds normal, you’ve discovered something that is wrong but popular.
minus-squarethisbenzingring@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 hours agojust travel the USA and find out how different some words are in different parts
Dictionaries don’t say what’s right; they just say what’s popular.
Example: say “process” out loud. Now say “protest”. If the first part doesn’t sound the same but each sounds normal, you’ve discovered something that is wrong but popular.
just travel the USA and find out how different some words are in different parts