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Language difference
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.My pet hates are:
- "Different than ..."
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- "Dove" instead of "dived", but "shined" instead of "shone".
- Q. "Have you found it?", A. "Yes, I did."
I had always assumed everyone pronounced it SODD-er, as we do in the US (short o, no l). Now I find that Australians say SOHL-der (long o, with l), while the OED says "('sQld@(r), 's@Ud@(r))," which means Brits use a long o (SO) when they omit the l but a short one when they pronounce it (SOL). (Source (Language Hat).So, dancealot, it seems pronunciation can vary but still be "correct". There are usually very good reasons for the variants. By the way, I think you are from New York... your accent and pronunciation of many, many words seems unusual to my western U.S. ear, as I'm sure mine would to yours.
"Spelt" however, is a word;
spelt (splt)
v.
A past tense and a past participle of spell.
At least according to The Free Dictionary... (Also a type of wheat)...
As someone previously said "viva la difference!"
robbo82- LOL who in their right mind says "parsta" instead of pasta???? Im an Italian American and have never ever heard of such a thing lol. Young children often say "pasghetti" in place of "spaghetti" .
It's pasta all the way hunny,..I promise. Americans are dumb, but they're not complete morons ;)