Maimas2@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoThe word movie is probably only about 100 years old, yet incredibly ingrained into our culture.message-squaremessage-square42linkfedilinkarrow-up197arrow-down122
arrow-up175arrow-down1message-squareThe word movie is probably only about 100 years old, yet incredibly ingrained into our culture.Maimas2@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square42linkfedilink
minus-squareJusticeForPorygon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 years agoIt was just kind of a trend in the twenties to add the suffix “ie” to anything when something new was invented
minus-squarelivus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoWe’re not much better, we’ve had tends for -r and -io. Movr, movios.
minus-squareTrainguyrom@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoDon’t forget dropping the last vowel! I wonder what they spend their vowel savings on…
minus-squarelivus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoSaving them up for a later trend probably. Moviesie.
minus-squarelivus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoIs it wrong that I kind of like that one?
It was just kind of a trend in the twenties to add the suffix “ie” to anything when something new was invented
We’re not much better, we’ve had tends for -r and -io.
Movr, movios.
Don’t forget dropping the last vowel! I wonder what they spend their vowel savings on…
Saving them up for a later trend probably. Moviesie.
Moviiiiis?
Is it wrong that I kind of like that one?
Other examples?