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Unfortunately, very embarrassing mistake that's there forever now.

• mmhsieh 6y ago
  no need for embarrassment for you. radical idea here: the point of language is for a person to put the ideas from his head into the head of another person. so long as the idea is conveyed, it is successful. piece/peace distinction in spelling only matters when there is a real risk of ambiguity in intended meaning. everyone new what you meant -- so it was OK!
  • reaperducer 6y ago
    Not radical at all. It goes back at least to the early 1900's. Big newspaper owners like Colonel McCormick wanted to convey meaning by using fewer letters, thus saving on ink and paper costs. They invented alternate spellings to suit their purposes. Most died out, but a few have stuck with us, like using "thru" for "through."
    • mmhsieh 6y ago
      i am not sure if this is true but george lucas supposedly named episode VI return of the jedi instead of revenge of the jedi to save on ink costs. i am almost completely sure it is not true but i have not yet seen a debunking of this otherwise wacky idea that is plausible, given we are talking about george lucas here.
      • larrywright 6y ago
        I always heard the reason for that as “Jedis would never seek revenge”, or something along those lines. Bottom line was that being a Jedi was incompatible with the idea of revenge.
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  • rytill 6y ago
    > everyone *knew what you meant Couldn't help myself.
    • itisit 6y ago
      Woosh