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re: If you could change 1 thing about the English language, what would it be?

Posted on 9/17/25 at 11:02 pm to
Posted by GreenRockTiger
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Posted on 9/17/25 at 11:02 pm to
My kids want the plural of moose to be meese- like goose/geese

We talked about this earlier today
Posted by awestruck
Member since Jan 2015
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Posted on 9/17/25 at 11:36 pm to
Make English the official language of the United States of America.

Thereby making it illegal to ask which one you prefer when placing a phone call. The Spanish speakers would learn, they'd stop feigning ignorance, and even the slow one's would get with the program. Just like every other nationality has done. They're no better than the German, French, Italians, or any other nationality who came here to live.

You'd learn Spanish if living south of the border.
Posted by Shamoan
Member since Feb 2019
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Posted on 9/18/25 at 12:10 am to
Make putting a preposition at the end of a sentence acceptable. My mom always corrected me and I sometimes correct others, but I feel bad about it.
Posted by Mr. Misanthrope
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Posted on 9/18/25 at 12:28 am to
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Swap the definitions of literally and figuratively, since, figuratively speaking, 99% of the population literally don't know how to properly use literally.



Posted by FizzyPop
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Posted on 9/18/25 at 8:48 am to
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Swap the definitions of literally and figuratively, since, figuratively speaking, 99% of the population literally don't know how to properly use literally.

Posted by Lsudx256
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Posted on 9/18/25 at 8:52 am to
That it would be 100% mandatory to be spoken inside the US.
Posted by FearTheFish
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 9/18/25 at 8:53 am to
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what would it be
The rule about ending a sentence in a preposition.
Posted by Kjnstkmn
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Posted on 9/18/25 at 9:01 am to
Make 1 thing mean many things
Posted by LittleJerrySeinfield
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Posted on 9/18/25 at 9:01 am to
Make the words less violent.
Posted by LittleJerrySeinfield
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Posted on 9/18/25 at 9:04 am to
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Swap the definitions of literally and figuratively, since 99% of the population literally don't know how to properly use literally.


I'm 99.9% sure "don't" is the correct word here, but "doesn't" sounds like it should be correct.
Posted by ManBearTiger
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Member since Jun 2007
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Posted on 9/18/25 at 9:11 am to
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"Conversate" is not a word.


Screamin A Smiff is gonna take an offensival position to that kind of rhetorical posturizationing
This post was edited on 9/18/25 at 9:12 am
Posted by StansberryRules
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Posted on 9/18/25 at 9:13 am to
Silent letters shouldn't be a thing.
Posted by Toroballistic
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Posted on 9/18/25 at 9:20 am to
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the Oxford comma


Is redundant and unnecessary.
Posted by Toroballistic
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Posted on 9/18/25 at 9:43 am to
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I agree that Oxford commas are necessary.


why?
Posted by DesScorp
Alabama
Member since Sep 2017
9447 posts
Posted on 9/18/25 at 9:45 am to
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Remove all official English language words derived from ebonics.


THE DISRESPECK!
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
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Posted on 9/18/25 at 9:55 am to
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Is redundant and unnecessary.
right? Unneeded too
Posted by Friendly Satan
Member since Nov 2024
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Posted on 9/18/25 at 10:32 am to
Or e’en better… don’t use contractions
Posted by madmaxvol
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Posted on 9/18/25 at 10:48 am to
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If you could change 1 thing about the English language, what would it be?




Return to the days when "Word" was a universally accepted response to virtually anything.
Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
18535 posts
Posted on 9/18/25 at 10:53 am to
Standardize pronunciations.

Examples given:

Slaughter
Laughter

Bomb
Tomb
Comb

Posted by CatfishJohn
Member since Jun 2020
18535 posts
Posted on 9/18/25 at 10:55 am to
quote:

Swap the definitions of literally and figuratively, since 99% of the population literally don't know how to properly use literally.


I'm 99.9% sure "don't" is the correct word here, but "doesn't" sounds like it should be correct.


It's doesn't I believe. "99% of the population does not" or "99% of the population do not"
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