0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoOh the humanity!sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1imageOh the humanity!sh.itjust.works0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works to linuxmemes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squarebitchkat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoIt’s “psych” as in “He psyched us out” which comes from “using psychology on them”
minus-squarePsythik@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoSo many people spell it incorrectly that I’m starting to worry that “sike” will become the official spelling. Language evolves, but I don’t want it to.
minus-squarebitchkat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoOr “would of”, “could of”, “should of”. Enunciate your words. “have” and “of” sound different.
minus-squareMolten_Moron@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoExcellent point, but “would’ve”, “could’ve”, and “should’ve” sound like “would of”, “could of”, and “should of”. So the problem doesn’t lie solely in enounciation.
It’s “psych” as in “He psyched us out” which comes from “using psychology on them”
So many people spell it incorrectly that I’m starting to worry that “sike” will become the official spelling. Language evolves, but I don’t want it to.
Or “would of”, “could of”, “should of”. Enunciate your words. “have” and “of” sound different.
Excellent point, but “would’ve”, “could’ve”, and “should’ve” sound like “would of”, “could of”, and “should of”.
So the problem doesn’t lie solely in enounciation.