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So uh. Well, I'm from the american south and I've heard plenty of people say idear instead of idea. Mostly older people or people with very strong rural accents
by ethanwillis 3y ago
So uh. Well, I'm from the american south and I've heard plenty of people say idear instead of idea. Mostly older people or people with very strong rural accents/dialect.
Apparently also a british thing I just found out: https://english.stackexchange.com/a/32630 https://english.stackexchange.com/a/32630
- ThePowerOfFuet 3y agoThat it is pronounced differently in some regions of the same country does not change its spelling within that country's borders.
- ethanwillis 3y agoThere exist spelling variations for various words within a country's borders. Why would this one be any different? https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/idear https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/idear
- TheNewsIsHere 3y agoYeah, I mean if we all understood regardless, it can’t matter that much in an informal setting.