Not to be a pain in the ass (necessarily) but that is how that word was originally pronounced, and not everyone has moved to the newer pronunciation.
Tom
Really? Then it would have been spelled a-k-s-e-d instead of a-s-k-e-d.
..... unless you mean in Cockney, and some American low-rent areas, where it's pronounced that way.
Sorry, but this is totally wrong.
You don't club a dead horse, you flog a dead horse.
The implement should therefore be a whip or a cane.
Not to be a pain in the ass (necessarily) but that is how that word was originally pronounced, and not everyone has moved to the newer pronunciation.
Tom
What about people who drink expresso?
I am pretty sure there are a lot of visitors and participants here that does not have English as their first language. If too many threads/posts end up in a language/spelling/grammar debate it might be that some of them just do not care or dare to post. I am not one of them and I do think it is both funny and entertaining most of the time - but for the benefit of the site - a little caution could be exercised sometimes.
It would be sad if knowledgeable people did not care to post here just because they are not 100% sure about their English.
J, this is the internet. If somebody's skin isn't thick enough to handle a little thing like this, then they shouldn't be on the web.
It would be sad if knowledgeable people did not care to post here just because they are not 100% sure about their English.
When America gained indepence the powers that be held a vote as to whether or not America should adopt English as the official language or German. The vote was 12 for deutch and 13 for English. I don't think zee Germans would put up with ziss changing of zee words willy nilly😀
That is an myth and it never happened. Technically, there is no official language of the USA.
English was used as most of the Continental Congress spoke English as a primary language (although many spoke multiple languages fluently), probably due to the fact that they were descendants of British colonial settlers.
Where I live, election ballots are printed in three languages, English, Spanish and Haitian Creole.
gatorcpa
Thanks for the link, that was an interesting article, and just goes to show how mis information can quickly become presented as fact ( like people who say deployant is the only correct term😗) (sorry, couldn't help it)
