nifty to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agoCan you say shibbolethlemmy.worldimagemessage-square227fedilinkarrow-up1970arrow-down114
arrow-up1956arrow-down1imageCan you say shibbolethlemmy.worldnifty to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square227fedilink
minus-square@mods_are_assholes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish7•edit-21 year agoYou’re not exactly wrong. Spoken english was shaped by mostly the use of common people while writing was exclusively the domain of the clergy and nobility for a very long time.
You’re not exactly wrong. Spoken english was shaped by mostly the use of common people while writing was exclusively the domain of the clergy and nobility for a very long time.
Noah Webster didn’t go far enuf