Words that should be changed

[Archie_tect]

Though, through, thought, thorough: I spell them incorrectly every single time (including writing this post)

Have you thoroughly thought that through though?.

 

[Venod]

Weather

The farmer wondered whether the adverse weather had affected his wether.

 

[Archie_tect]

One castrated ram's as good as the next one... only spelt whether without the first 'h' once in school ... the teacher suggested I looked it up in the dictionary. Funny how you don't forget simple things like that.

 

[tadpole]

Please let's get rid of Gotten, its use drives me spare.

 

[Davidc]

Please let's get rid of Gotten, its use drives me spare.

Good Anglo Saxon* traditional English word. I want to see it used more. Like 'Fall' it went to North America and survived while poncy Elizabethans (of the 1st variety) put romance and Greek origin words in their place.

Have I gotten my message across?

* possibly Middle English - open to correction on that.

 

[Haitch]

The of in off of, especially when pronounced offa.

 

[chriss2.0]

i had a Portuguese friend, who couldn't understand silent letters, it was hilarious, listening to him trying the read the word "light" or "knife" it used to drive him round the bend, and me into hysterical fits of laughter

 

[Davidc]

Public flogging for "for free". Whether spoken or written.

Free means 'for nothing'. Why do people want to keep saying 'for for nothing'?

In spoken English only - Same penalty for saying "haitch" instead of "aitch" for the letter H.

Reduces intelligibility, sounds awful, and just plain wrong. (Although considered acceptable in Australian English I believe).

 

[Haitch]

Public flogging for "for free". Whether spoken or written.

And for "free gift"! What other kinds of gift are there?

 

[Archie_tect]

A 'free gift' means anything but....

 

[tadpole]

In spoken English only - Same penalty for saying "haitch" instead of "aitch" for the letter H.

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Educated people say it the right way, theres an "h" at the start for a very good reason

 

[Haitch]

And the of in should of, would of and what have you, of course.

 

[Tim Hall]

The rough cough and hiccough plough me through though.

"Cavalcade" pronounced success.

 

[Haitch]

And that unengaging little of that squirms its way into August of 2013.

Of, nasty little word.

 

[biggs682]

Consider it gone.

thanks