Merriam-Webster is laughing at all of us.
It's not like with"flammable" and"inflammable," where both words mean the same thing."Famous" means that something is widely known, while"infamous" means that something is notoriously evil. Once again the prefix -in, which is supposed to mean"not," isn't following the rules.What is there a pair of? The legs? That can't be right because we also say a"pair of underpants" and there are no legs there.
as to why we say"pair of" when it comes to things like pants, glasses, scissors, and tweezers, but it's yet another unnecessary complication in this tumbleweed of a language.Tap to play or pause GIFWhat is the need? Does"dumb" really need that 'b'? Would"February" miss that first 'r' if we took it away?"Yacht" has two whole letters that are just there for decoration.
You're telling me there was no way for us to avoid the debacle that is their/they're/there, lie/lye, and vane/vain/vein? I don't believe you."Heart,""beard," and"heard" all have different vowel sounds even though they have the same vowels.There are so many instances like this, where the same vowels make different sounds based on the letters they have on either side.
I'm not saying I want us to start saying"world wide web" every time we mention a website, but we went from a three-syllable phrase to a nine-syllable acronym.
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