• DominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.worksOP
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    9 months ago

    I constantly see people asking for “advise.” It’s a pet peeve, I will admit. I also frequently hear people saying “draws” instead of drawers. Sorry for my venting, I will see myself out.

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      9 months ago

      It’s laziness. Any text program worth using marks that usage as a grammar error. People are ignoring the blue underline. There’s nothing you can do about people who ignore the blue underline.

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      9 months ago

      In some accents and dialects, “draws” is exactly what you get, so it’s not any more of a mispronunciation than “terlet” for “toilet” or any of thousands of other cases.

      • corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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        9 months ago

        The issue isn’t how it’s pronounced. The issue is how it’s then spelled based on embarrassing guesswork never corrected.

        And I blame the community for that. No one said “Marlon, what the fuck is a ‘terlet’, and did you pay attention when we were in school together?”

        You can pronounce the letters how your neighbourhood, region, cult or clique dictates; just write them correctly.

        #butEnglishEvolvesBecausePopularKids people can fuck themselves.