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>> payed me Should be "paid me". I see this so frequently on HN, is this how it is taught in school now?
by kidsnow 8y ago
>> payed me
Should be "paid me". I see this so frequently on HN, is this how it is taught in school now?
- karanlyons 8y agoNot everyone speaks English as a first language and “payed” is a completely reasonable assumption given how a bulk of words are conjugated.
- Pfhreak 8y agoNope, just fat fingered that one while typing up my response. I'll keep you in mind if I need someone to check my posts for typos in the future though!
- kidsnow 8y agoIt was not meant to be personal, it was a serious, if off-topic, question. For example, check out this search: https://hn.algolia.com/?query=payed&sort=byDate&prefix&page=0&dateRange=all&type=comment https://hn.algolia.com/?query=payed&sort=byDate&prefix&page=...