- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Coaching Changes
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
If you could change 1 thing about the English language, what would it be?
Posted on 9/17/25 at 8:58 pm
Posted on 9/17/25 at 8:58 pm
I would make deers plural of deer. Cornell education be damned!
43
Posted on 9/17/25 at 8:58 pm to S
I would make "a lot" one word.
ETA: I would also re-normalize the Oxford comma and make it illegal to advocate against its use.
ETA: I would also re-normalize the Oxford comma and make it illegal to advocate against its use.
This post was edited on 9/17/25 at 9:00 pm
Posted on 9/17/25 at 8:59 pm to S
Remove all official English language words derived from ebonics.
Posted on 9/17/25 at 9:00 pm to S
Set actual definitions to a couple, a few, a bunch, and a tad.
Posted on 9/17/25 at 9:01 pm to S
Eliminate all contractions
Posted on 9/17/25 at 9:03 pm to S
Cornell more like Cornellmao
Posted on 9/17/25 at 9:04 pm to Cosmo
ban the word "Ms."
Posted on 9/17/25 at 9:07 pm to Lucky McTuesday
Agree. "Conversate" is not a word.
Posted on 9/17/25 at 9:10 pm to FightinTigersDammit
quote:
Agree. "Conversate" is not a word.
Nor is "oreintate", imo... drives me bananas during student orientation.
My contribution... make sense of how the C is pronounced three different ways in Pacific Ocean.
Posted on 9/17/25 at 9:12 pm to S
Ain’t sucks
Posted on 9/17/25 at 9:14 pm to LegendInMyMind
quote:
ETA: I would also re-normalize the Oxford comma and make it illegal to advocate against its use.
fricking,,,,,,,, A
Posted on 9/17/25 at 9:17 pm to S
Eliminate the letter C from the alphabet. We already have S and K.
And maybe X too.
And maybe X too.
Posted on 9/17/25 at 9:18 pm to SallysHuman
quote:They are wordsquote:Nor is "oreintate"
"Conversate" is not a word.
They may not be in the dictionary and they may be irritating, but they are still words
I had a friend at LSU who insisted a word wasn't a word until it was approved by "The Usage Panel"
Posted on 9/17/25 at 9:19 pm to S
Add a punctuation between a . and a ! Not cold and disinterested and not overly eager.
Posted on 9/17/25 at 9:20 pm to Kafka
quote:
They are words
Nuh uh... Not in my house. I'll box the ears of any who utteratate such nonsense.
Posted on 9/17/25 at 9:24 pm to SallysHuman
Emphasize verb usage in elementary school.
Posted on 9/17/25 at 9:30 pm to S
No more exceptions
i before e except after c
vowels: a, e, i, o, u…sometimes y
i before e everytime and f the y.
i before e except after c
vowels: a, e, i, o, u…sometimes y
i before e everytime and f the y.
Posted on 9/17/25 at 9:32 pm to S
I’d eliminate all homophones. Which that would have the added benefit of also eliminating the main need for silent letters.
Posted on 9/17/25 at 9:32 pm to S
Swap the definitions of literally and figuratively, since 99% of the population literally don't know how to properly use literally.
Page 1 of 4
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News