Is It Normal 2 get rly pissed of with people who ca'nt spell?

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  • flutterhigh
    12 years ago | pl

    That is fucking dumb for eighteen reasons, only three of which I will discuss.

    First off, how is "really" easier to pronounce than "rly", and secondly, why would that necessarily make it correct? There are plenty of terms with difficult or confusing pronunciation. English diction is impractical and illogical. See: pronunciation of the terms "tough/bough/though/through" "reign" "daiquiri" "colonelcy" "disciple" "aisle" and 99% of ALL WORDS. And don't tell me that it's because those words come from other languages, because guess what - ALL OF THEM DO.

    Finally, to reject an evolution of a word with an argument that boils down to "because that's how we spell it" ignores the fact that English in its modern form would be completely alien to anyone several centuries years back, let alone millennia.

    In conclusion, u got servd lol

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    • chubsbulb
      12 years ago | pl

      With rly how do you differentiate between "really" and "relay"?

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      • flutterhigh
        12 years ago | pl

        How do you differentiate between "duck" and "duck"?

        Context.

        "I am relay tired"?

        Don't think so.

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        • chubsbulb
          12 years ago | pl

          Is this rly racing?

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          • flutterhigh
            12 years ago | pl

            You're right, the english language should be based off of that single random phrase.

            By the way.

            "DUCK! DUUUUCK!"

            "Was it LEFT on the counter?"

            English doesn't make any sense. You can't try and set arbitrary ironclad rules as if they were logical.

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