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Amazing, how German the English language sounds with all the silent letters pronounced.
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Amazing, how German the English language sounds with all the silent letters pronounced.
Ukigumo
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The 'k' in knife etc was once pronounced and I believe the 'p' in pneumonia etc is sounded in the original Greek. I think I'm going to start pronouncing them again just to see how people reactAmazing, how German the English language sounds with all the silent letters pronounced.
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Waiting for King Charles to say it publicly would be hilarious - a royal stamp of approval for casual slang.
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News reporters are responsible for spreading these malapropisms in the attempt to dramatise otherwise unremarkable news. Other atrocities include "multiple" for "many", "at this point in time" for "now" and "not immediately available" for "not available".The word 'very' is nearly extinct and has been supplanted with 'super'.
I'm waiting for His Majesty, King Charles III to use it in public to make it official.
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I really dislike 'Going forward' instead of 'in the future'. It incorrectly substitutes a spatial concept for what is a temporal one! It's like measuring liquid volumes in mass units; 14 ounces of coffee! Who'd think of doing that? 
Next they'll be measuring heat in 'sweaties' and weights in 'bicep curls'
'Myself/yourself' instead of 'me/you' is another trend. It's not wrong but why?
'Shooter' instead of 'gunman' (it's always a 'man') is another trend that sadly, we're hearing more often.
Next they'll be measuring heat in 'sweaties' and weights in 'bicep curls' 'Myself/yourself' instead of 'me/you' is another trend. It's not wrong but why?
'Shooter' instead of 'gunman' (it's always a 'man') is another trend that sadly, we're hearing more often.
