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Yes, that's what I'm saying. They're pronounced the exact same and now the written language is starting to exhibit that very thing.
by lillesvin 9y ago
Yes, that's what I'm saying. They're pronounced the exact same and now the written language is starting to exhibit that very thing.
- barrkel 9y agoThe language isn't changing along your suggested dimension of change. People have been misspelling homonyms since the beginning of the written word. Variance in homonym spelling decreases over time, though. "I'd of" is no more likely to supplant "I'd've" than "their" is "they're" - i.e. it's just a weak signal that someone is ignorant.