They are spelled - B R A K E S
10-01-23, 11:23 AM
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Pedantry? What happens when someone starts typing 'brex' for brakes? After all, 'x'='ks', and 'e' in some languages is pronounced like the 'a' in 'brakes'. What happens when a 'brake' breaks, and a writer misspells both words?
We can communicate in writing because of broad agreement on spelling. Take a look at some of the 17th century documents, written at a time when agreement on spelling was a lot less broad than it is today. See how easy it is to read and understand what the authors mean.
Languages change over time. There's no way to stop it. Right now, the changes I can think of are driven by people who are too lazy to write clearly. Oh, yeah - and kids who are pretty creative.
We can communicate in writing because of broad agreement on spelling. Take a look at some of the 17th century documents, written at a time when agreement on spelling was a lot less broad than it is today. See how easy it is to read and understand what the authors mean.
Languages change over time. There's no way to stop it. Right now, the changes I can think of are driven by people who are too lazy to write clearly. Oh, yeah - and kids who are pretty creative.
10-01-23, 12:49 PM
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10-01-23, 05:01 PM
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pedantry? What happens when someone starts typing 'brex' for brakes? After all, 'x'='ks', and 'e' in some languages is pronounced like the 'a' in 'brakes'. What happens when a 'brake' breaks, and a writer misspells both words?
We can communicate in writing because of broad agreement on spelling. Take a look at some of the 17th century documents, written at a time when agreement on spelling was a lot less broad than it is today. See how easy it is to read and understand what the authors mean.
Languages change over time. There's no way to stop it. Right now, the changes i can think of are driven by people who are too lazy to write clearly. Oh, yeah - and kids who are pretty creative.
We can communicate in writing because of broad agreement on spelling. Take a look at some of the 17th century documents, written at a time when agreement on spelling was a lot less broad than it is today. See how easy it is to read and understand what the authors mean.
Languages change over time. There's no way to stop it. Right now, the changes i can think of are driven by people who are too lazy to write clearly. Oh, yeah - and kids who are pretty creative.
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10-01-23, 05:31 PM
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After I saw a rant about calling a singular fork "forks," I decided that they should be called "forx." Not going to adopt "brex" though, that would be silly.
