Stupid little things that bug you

[old blue]

The way abdicate and abrogate have morphed into the same meaning.

 

[oldhamblue]

The way abdicate and abrogate have morphed into the same meaning.

Boils my piss

 

[Barcon]

The way abdicate and abrogate have morphed into the same meaning.

I had to google the second one mate as I thought you making it up.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

How diaereses have disappeared from the English language.

Coöperate
Naïve
Coördinate
Reïgnite
Chloë/Zoë
Hiätus

 

[mexico1970]

How diaereses have disappeared from the English language.

Coöperate
Naïve
Coördinate
Reïgnite
Chloë/Zoë
Hiätus

I have seriously never noticed, interesting observation bud. Is it related to the German umlaut historically?

 

[Barcon]

More fancy words I have to google.

 

[Big Swifty]

Ah the old The Missus likes to watch it response...… right and what about Dancing on Ice ?

I forbid her to watch anything to do with dancing

 

[Deleted member 77198]

I have seriously never noticed, interesting observation bud. Is it related to the German umlaut historically?

No, the German umlaut changes the sound of the letter. “O” is an “oh” but an “Ö” is an “urr”.

Whereäs (!) the English diaeresis indicates that the vowels next to each other are separate and do not make one sound like “out”/“bait” do, for example.

I think they should make a come back!

 

[lefty goldblatt]

How diaereses have disappeared

Thank God for pharmacists

 

[mexico1970]

No, the German umlaut changes the sound of the letter. “O” is an “oh” but an “Ö” is an “urr”.

Whereäs (!) the English diaeresis indicates that the vowels next to each other are separate and do not make one sound like “out”/“bait” do, for example.

Yeah read up about it, but as I said an interesting observation.