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>the referrer (sorry, "referer") It isn't even an americanism, its a straight-up misspelling. Every time I have to type it I die a little inside. http://en.w

>the referrer (sorry, "referer") It isn't even an americanism, its a straight-up misspelling. Every time I have to type it I die a little inside. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_referrer#Origin_of_the_term_referer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_referrer#Origin_of_the_ter...

AgentConundrum 15y ago
> Every time I have to type it I die a little inside. I rarely spell it "properly" on the first attempt. My brain just auto-corrects it as I type. I try to think of it as an inside joke or something, but - as you can see from my previous comment - it doesn't stop me from being snarky about it.
burgerbrain 15y ago
English is a living language. If that's how people start spelling the word, then that is how the word is spelled. I know, you get far more entertainment for your buck complaining, but even so, who cares? Side note: many things commonly refered to as "americanisms" cannot be accurately described as such. See color/colour. Pedants beware.
- JonnieCache 15y ago
  >If that's how people start spelling the word, then that is how the word is spelled. I quite agree. Unfortunately, there aren't any people that spell the word with three Rs, only HTTP parsers, and I draw the line at bending my conception of language to the will of inanimate agents, as inevitable as this may turn out to be. >but even so, who cares? Let's make a deal, I'll stop being irrationally emotional about spelling when everyone else stops being irrationally emotional about brace placement. Cool? ;)
- bluedanieru 15y ago
  This isn't a bunch of schoolchildren inventing new words or some literary movement to change the spelling of a class of words. This is one mistake by a dude who wrote something years ago that now everyone has to duplicate. It is a terrible example of "living language".
  - bonzoesc 15y ago
    Is it? When I'm writing about somebody who refers another person somewhere, I use "referrer." When I write about HTTP headers, I use "referer," even outside of code (i.e. in chat or prose). They're distinct concepts that now have distinct (but homophonic) words.

AgentConundrum 15y ago

> Every time I have to type it I die a little inside. I rarely spell it "properly" on the first attempt. My brain just auto-corrects it as I type. I try to think of it as an inside joke or something, but - as you can see from my previous comment - it doesn't stop me from being snarky about it.

burgerbrain 15y ago

English is a living language. If that's how people start spelling the word, then that is how the word is spelled. I know, you get far more entertainment for your buck complaining, but even so, who cares? Side note: many things commonly refered to as "americanisms" cannot be accurately described as such. See color/colour. Pedants beware.

JonnieCache 15y ago
>If that's how people start spelling the word, then that is how the word is spelled. I quite agree. Unfortunately, there aren't any people that spell the word with three Rs, only HTTP parsers, and I draw the line at bending my conception of language to the will of inanimate agents, as inevitable as this may turn out to be. >but even so, who cares? Let's make a deal, I'll stop being irrationally emotional about spelling when everyone else stops being irrationally emotional about brace placement. Cool? ;)
bluedanieru 15y ago
This isn't a bunch of schoolchildren inventing new words or some literary movement to change the spelling of a class of words. This is one mistake by a dude who wrote something years ago that now everyone has to duplicate. It is a terrible example of "living language".
- bonzoesc 15y ago
  Is it? When I'm writing about somebody who refers another person somewhere, I use "referrer." When I write about HTTP headers, I use "referer," even outside of code (i.e. in chat or prose). They're distinct concepts that now have distinct (but homophonic) words.