This has become a pet peeve of mine and as a non-native English speaker I just don’t understand why so many people make that typo in the first place- what is it?

      • brewbellyblueberry@sopuli.xyz
        1·
        1 year ago

        Yes, words have etymology, but it doesn’t really change anything and doesn’t make latin, french, whatever-origin loanwords not be english or whatever the language is they’re loaned to. You can’t say “…well ackshually guillotine isn’t english, it’s french”.

        PS. It was a dumb joke.

  • Xariphon@kbin.social
    11·
    1 year ago

    English speakers, especially Americans, don’t put much value in spelling, especially on the internet. Can’t be arsed to Google it, or even look at the logo on the page they’re on. Just wing it because it sounds right and they’ve never actually read it.

    Then they do read it and continue to get it wrong anyway, because fuck you that’s why, I guess?