My neighbor got the modera vax last week.
He has been pretty fucked up all week.
Yesterday he needed me to solder some new pots & a capacitor in an electric guitar. Somethimg he is fully capable of doing.
He was having extreme back pain & ' pissing beet-juice'...
This morning I took him to the E.R.
Kidney failure....
That is precisely why I do it that way, mispelt.... it irritates grammar nazis.
Both cannot be correct, not here in America and I do understand many poor unfortunates are not here in America.
If both are correct then neither is... colour me cantankerous.
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Neither a grammar nazi nor irritated. Simply this: the English language is not static.
British English preceded American English; modernization having occurred mostly within the American version.
There are many words spelled differently, reflecting the variants of the two orthographies. One spelling variant is not more correct than another.
One consideration is when & where people were learning the foundations of English. Prior to the 70s, emphasis was placed on traditional (British) grammar & spelling. There were regional differences, also, across the US.
theatre - theatre barbeque- barbecue axe - ax grey - gray doughnut - donut amoeba - ameba whiskey - whisky archaeology - archeology favour - favor analogue - analog armour – armor neighbour – neighbor colour - color
Also -- Names: Louis - Lewis Anne - Ann Bryan - Brian Geoff - Jeff Stephen - Steven Sarah - Sara Allan - Allen - Alan Gregg - Greg
Having worked outside the US with the necessity to speak other languages, I realized English actually is quite fluid – it’s not a rigid construct, which is not the norm for other languages. Not as precise as Greek, but so very malleable. For me, communication is key, not adherence to the rules of orthography.
I always appreciate your commentary – your posts/responses are fun to read & reflect on. Plus – a bonus cartoon!