The English Language

[voyager]

Ah so....

[Wilfrid]

Eggs have become rare and costly. Like lamb neck.

[Sneakeater]

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/why-cant-you-end-a-sentence-with-a-preposition

[Wilfrid]

I am right now hearing the word “subsequent” pronounced as “sub-see-quent.” Please tell me this is a mistake, not an accepted development.

[Wilfrid]

We all know that the word “literally,” with it’s quite specific and very useful meaning, was executed by hoi polloi years ago, but now people crow over its demise, here at least, by pronouncing it —while misusing it — without the “r”.

 

“Litally.”

 

I am sad.

[voyager]

Who says this?    The same people who say "prolly"?

[prasantrin]

Do Americans use the word "nickel" for 5 cent coins?

[Orik]

We all know that the word “literally,” with it’s quite specific and very useful meaning, was executed by hoi polloi years ago, but now people crow over its demise, here at least, by pronouncing it —while misusing it — without the “r”.

 

“Litally.”

 

I am sad.

 

The t has drifted so far towards d that it obfuscates the r. 

[voyager]

 

We all know that the word “literally,” with it’s quite specific and very useful meaning, was executed by hoi polloi years ago, but now people crow over its demise, here at least, by pronouncing it —while misusing it — without the “r”.

 

“Litally.”

 

I am sad.

 

The t has drifted so far towards d that it obfuscates the r. 

 

I've never heard this.   Is it regional?

[Orik]

No, all american.

 

THE LETTER “T” IN THE MIDDLE OF A WORD CAN BE PRONOUNCED LIKE A FAST “D” IN AMERICAN ENGLISH

 

https://pronuncian.com/podcasts/episode61

[beccaboo]

Do Americans use the word "nickel" for 5 cent coins?

We do.

[Orik]

Although realistically you don't hear many references to anything smaller than a quarter (even that not so much in nyc)

[Wilfrid]

Orik is right, I should have said: “Liddly.”

[Wilfrid]

Although realistically you don't hear many references to anything smaller than a quarter (even that not so much in nyc)

True, you are likely to hear “nickel” and “dime” in expressions, like “don’t nickel and dime her,” “turn on a dime,” etc, but not much used for the coins. Trying to think of when you’d use them.

[Sneakeater]

I just used a nickel in buying morels.

 

I believe that before I gave the cashier the coin along with a bill, I said, “Wait, let me see if I have a nickel.”