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re: Why do so many struggle with the word sophomore?
Posted on 8/13/25 at 7:08 pm to TackySweater
Posted on 8/13/25 at 7:08 pm to TackySweater
I feel the same with lightning, like a lightning strike, so many people type lightening and say it that way as well
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Posted on 8/13/25 at 8:29 pm to Havoc
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The word Wednesday always seems whack to me.
Yeah, the entire English language is all jacked up. I’m glad I never had to learn it after speaking another language.
When I was in the first grade learning to read I had to stand up and read a paragraph and it had the word signal in it. I knew the word sign but wasn’t familiar with sign al and no idea how to make sense of it. So much pressure…..haha.. luckily the little girl who was labeled retarded back in that day took a big crap in her chair and I was off the hook…
Posted on 8/13/25 at 8:31 pm to Shexter
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there a group that this pacifically relates to?
I feel like I’ve heard it from uneducated/hokey people from many demographics.
Similar to the schtick that John Kennedy does
Posted on 8/13/25 at 8:32 pm to sta4ever
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All I know is, Dane Borne says it the correct way.
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Posted on 8/13/25 at 8:42 pm to TackySweater
I don't know. Educate us since you must know and we don’t.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 8:51 pm to TackySweater
True story, I’m 50 years old and starting about 5 years ago, I couldn’t pronounce the words carport or cardboard correctly. My wife makes fun of me all the time. It comes out caaaardbored and caaaarpooort. It’s weird. Probably aids.
Posted on 8/13/25 at 8:52 pm to TackySweater
I've literally never heard anyone pronounce it the ways you just described
Posted on 8/13/25 at 9:03 pm to Hangover Haven
quote:I've heard it called Ol'timer's disease.
. Drives me crazy when people pronounce it Alltimers
Posted on 8/13/25 at 11:53 pm to Clark14
Upvoted. Not sure why but F it.
Posted on 8/14/25 at 1:23 am to TackySweater
It’s a freshman mistake.
Posted on 8/14/25 at 7:14 am to Havoc
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The word Wednesday always seems whack to me
It was Woden’s (North Germanic high god) day.
Originally Wod-en-es-daeg
Became contracted to Wod’n-es-daeg
Which became Wodnesdai
And became standardized as three-syllable Wednesday when they started using the printing press.
Then the lazy Brits contracted it again the pronounce it as Wens-day with just two syllables and the d became silent.
Posted on 8/14/25 at 7:27 am to TackySweater
Classic sophomore jinx.
Duh
Duh
Posted on 8/14/25 at 7:43 am to SCLibertarian
Frank Broyles was a prolific user of the three-syllable version.
Posted on 8/14/25 at 7:48 am to TackySweater
It is all just a pigment of your imagination
Posted on 8/14/25 at 7:53 am to justaniceguy
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Usually if somebody gets it wrong it’s soft more
I’ve been around for 68 years and never heard anyone say soft-more.
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Never heard south more
I’ll bet I’ve heard this 1000 times.
Maybe it’s because I have lived in South Louisiana for 65 of my 68 years.
Where are you?
Posted on 8/14/25 at 8:08 am to TackySweater
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Why do so many struggle with the word….
Grammar Nazi incoming……
Posted on 8/14/25 at 8:15 am to TackySweater
Plain 'ole ig-nance...
Posted on 8/14/25 at 8:17 am to wallowinit
San antone
And you’re probably right. My accent is so southern (apparently) that people don’t even think I am from here…
And you’re probably right. My accent is so southern (apparently) that people don’t even think I am from here…
This post was edited on 8/14/25 at 8:18 am
Posted on 8/14/25 at 8:22 am to Havoc
quote:spelled whack but don’t think I’ve ever heard someone mispronounce it and say Wed-nezz-day. Maybe a foreigner trying to read English would miss the silent D
The word Wednesday always seems whack to me.
Posted on 8/14/25 at 8:23 am to Packer
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The weird version I've heard isquote:
soff-a-more
Same... soffa-moore
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