4 ms·
>I'm just curious about the provenance of this mistake Because of English pronunciation (pronounciation? :-P). English is extremely irregular, there are a thou
by leonheld 3y ago
>I'm just curious about the provenance of this mistake
Because of English pronunciation (pronounciation? :-P). English is extremely irregular, there are a thousand of footguns in the language - both spoken and written -, so as non-native speakers we tend to make small mistakes that stick to our brains like glue, and it's very hard to get rid of (rid off? :-P).
For me it kinda makes sense to say "dwelve" because it reminds me of "dwarfs" (dwarves? :-P) that live underground!
- deleted 3y ago[deleted]
- Xophmeister 3y agoDwindling dwarves dwell dweep :)
- leonheld 3y agobtw, as a non-native, I also cannot understand why some native speakers confuse the use of "you're, your" or "there, their" or even "through, tough". To me they sound completely different!