Comment on Since the invention of the printing press and mass-produced books in the 15th century, silent letters/syllables in written texts have unnecessarily hastened deforestation

Kelly@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Eheran@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Many words are written the same way. In both cases, context is what does the actual trick. If you read “the damn was 10 meters high” it goes as far as assuming a typo.

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  • WarmSoda@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    If it was written out as “God damn that damn is high!” People would complain that they’re spelled the same way.

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    • Kelly@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Another example: “Dam that river!” vs. “Damn that river!” could be confused.

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  • Kelly@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    True context helps - but I wouldn’t want to consciously smurfify the language.

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    • Eheran@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I agree and would go further, simplifying words so they more closely match how you pronounce them. So that there are not 3 completely different words, written exactly the same.

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