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I have a bone to pick with the dictionary people

I have a bone to pick with the dictionary people

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Why all the questions?

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Originally posted by HandyAndy
Why all the questions?
No questions from you! You're supposed to be the answer man. 😞

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Originally posted by ChessPraxis
No questions from you! You're supposed to be the answer man. 😞
Ataraxia is the only answer.

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Originally posted by HandyAndy
Ataraxia is the only answer.
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall
keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:7. KJV

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Originally posted by ChessPraxis
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall
keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:7. KJV
Amen

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Originally posted by HandyAndy

Amen
Amen = "I agree." To the best of my knowledge, this is the first time since July,

2007, that you have agreed with anything anybody has posted in the gf forum.


😉

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Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Amen = "I agree." To the best of my knowledge, this is the first time since July,

2007, that you have agreed with anything anybody has posted in the gf forum.
The best of your knowledge is sadly lacking.

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Originally posted by shortcircuit
[b]spelled.....not spelt[/b]
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spelt

I like spelt bread, too.

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Originally posted by Nordlys
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spelt

I like spelt bread, too.
That is fine and good, but that is apples and oranges in the argument.

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Originally posted by shortcircuit
Maybe you can't understand how to spell what we say,
but at least you can understand what we say when we say it.

[b]spelled.....not spelt[/b]
Erm... no. "Spelt" is a correct, albeit archaic, form of the word "spelled".

And therein lies the whole crux, and the reason why trev should not complain to the lexicographers, harmless drudges as they are, but to the users of the language. Dictionaries don't create the language; they merely record the perversions they see in use by the rest of us. And since most of us spell things inconsistently and have for centuries - in English more so than in many languages - so it will remain.
If the lexicographers try to correct this, worse things happen. Such as "honor" *shudder*. Or "utilize". Or not being able to tell the difference between a paedophile and a pedophile...

Richard

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Originally posted by trev33
Why is tear (to rip) spelt the same as tear (cry)... why can't tear (to rip) be spelt tare? bare care...

English is idiotic.

Guess i'll just have to live with it... or go listen to some live music to forget about it 🙄
One word has Greek roots to the word and the other has Anglo-Saxon roots to the word.

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Originally posted by Badwater
One word has Greek roots to the word and the other has Anglo-Saxon roots to the word.
You say tomato I say tomato, you potato I say potato.

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Originally posted by shortcircuit
That is fine and good, but that is apples and oranges in the argument.
Maybe you only looked at the first definition? If you had looked properly, you would have found this:

2spelt
\ˈspelt\
Definition of SPELT
chiefly British past and past participle of spell

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Originally posted by Great Big Stees
You say tomato I say tomato, you potato I say potato.
You say apple, I say orange.

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Originally posted by Nordlys
Maybe you only looked at the first definition? If you had looked properly, you would have found this:

2spelt
\ˈspelt\
Definition of SPELT
chiefly British past and past participle of spell
Brits don't speak English...they speak jibberish.
They misspell many words.

"spelled" is correct. spelt is jargon