Changing language, for the better ?

[Venod]

This has probably being done before, but why has the use of "twice" being dropped in the favour of "two times" ?

Also "so far" has been usurped by "thus far"

 

[cougie uk]

I haven't got any memos about this ?

 

[Alex321]

I still hear "twice" far more often than "two times". I usually only hear :"two times" in a sporting context such as "the two time world champion" - and even then it is more often (as here) without the "s".

"Thus far" rather than "so far" tends to be used in more "formal" contexts.

 

[tyred]

What ever happened to thrice?

We need a campaign to re-instate it.

 

[postman]

fish and chips two times with scraps please,thank you.no i dont think so.

 

[tribanjules]

What ever happened to thrice?

We need a campaign to re-instate it.

It’s the sort of word I could imagine frankie howerd using !

Nay nay and thrice nay 🤣

 

[Ming the Merciless]

That’s two times I’ve heard twice, and thus far only takes you so far.

 

[Chris S]

'I am loving it' (or another verb) instead of 'I love it'. We've probably got those McDonalds adverts to blame for that.

 

[LarryDuff]

What ever happened to thrice?

We need a campaign to re-instate it.

I do try to use thrice when appropriate.

 

[Tenkaykev]

I always ask for “ two off “, as I got used to that when ordering stuff for work.
There’s a great podcast “ Something Rhymes with Purple “ which discusses the origins and usage of words and how they evolved. A lot of “ Amerianisms “ are actually the original English, “ Fall “ for Autumn being just one example.

 

[nickb]

'I am loving it' (or another verb) instead of 'I love it'. We've probably got those McDonalds adverts to blame for that.

Those are two different things with different meanings. The first is the 'present continuous' and the second is 'present simple'.

 

[byegad]

This has probably being done before, but why has the use of "twice" being dropped in the favour of "two times" ?

Also "so far" has been usurped by "thus far"

Yes I've been noticing it over the last few years. Advertisers seem to be the worst offenders.

 

[All uphill]

It's great to have lived long enough to observe our language changing.

Or, bloody Americanisms polluting our language!

 

[MichaelW2]

This is an inevitable consequence of people living their best life.

 

[Moon bunny]

Before anyone says: “Americanisms”*
Please don’t make me do the search posts for commute or bike thing again, it always causes embarrassment.
*Edit: I notice I am too late.