05-10-2011, 10:46 AM
mascaron Wrote:The sad part is that I see that mistake so often from people that I glaze right over it now. It took me like three reads to figure out what you were talking about.lawlerbation Wrote:they use a lot more then americans or british people
I guess the 'e' and 'a' keys are super close together as well? Just another "typo" for ya? Suppose you "accidentally" use the wrong form of their / there / they're consistently? WHEN DOES IT BECOME FAILED GRAMMAR, EH?
Maybe we're at the point where so many people make the mistake, it becomes correct. Like the pronounciation of February.
Quote:[feb-yoo-er-ee]I've always thought etymology was really interesting. Dunno why.
is the result of dissimilation, the tendency of like sounds to become unlike when they follow each other closely. An additional influence is analogy with January. Although sometimes criticized, this dissimilated pronunciation of February is used by educated speakers and is considered standard.
