And I dont mean of we were logically talking about the language etymologically, I mean words that make sense on your brain with a different spelling. Unreasonable stupid spellings.

For me:

  • Colledge for college
  • Occean for ocean
  • Pation for passion

These were mistakes I made as a kid and I get it

  • darkdemize@sh.itjust.works
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    11 hours ago

    There’s an interesting history behind the word colonel. IIRC, the English “coronel” and the French “colonel” used to be used somewhat interchangeably. Eventually, we kept the French spelling but the English pronunciation.