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TIL. I have used "jive" instead of "jibe" for a couple of decades. At some point, words change due to usage. I wonder how many people fall into my same boat. An
by sethammons 7y ago
TIL. I have used "jive" instead of "jibe" for a couple of decades. At some point, words change due to usage. I wonder how many people fall into my same boat. And I used it knowing it means "music" - the way it sounded to me was to "jive" was to fit in harmony.
- tomjakubowski 7y agoI've mixed jive/jibe up too. I wonder if it's related to betacism. We could be starting a new English dialect! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betacism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betacism