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These are typical errors made by the native speakers. Most (every?) language has rules, which are more difficult for a native speaker to follow vs. a well-spoke
by machomaster 14d ago
These are typical errors made by the native speakers. Most (every?) language has rules, which are more difficult for a native speaker to follow vs. a well-spoken foreigner.
Other examples in English are:
- who vs whom
- then vs than
- ask vs acks
- tmtvl 14d agoLess vs fewer.
- bigstrat2003 14d agoVery few people say "acks" instead of "ask". It's not a common error at all. I would say "who"/"whom" is the only truly common one you listed, though screwing up "than"/"then" is at least common enough that one runs into it with some regularity.
- ViscountPenguin 14d agoAsk vs acks is just a regional pronunciation variant, nothing inherently wrong with it. I have noticed that a lot of people from backgrounds with enforced language uniformity (french and Russian speakers for example) have trouble with the idea though.
- olsondv 13d agoWhich region? I’d say it’s more tied to African American vernacular.
- machomaster 13d agoIt is similar to "they were there" vs. "they was there". You might as well call both examples as a regional pronunciation. I prefer to call both of them mistakes. :-) Otherwise we just end up accepting anything as valid, anything as a proper usage. The spelling bee loses any sense, because all the losers will claim that they were simply speaking/writing English in their own way.