I am okay with thru. Frankly I would be fine with a universal decision to drop all of the ough(t) words. They are weird.
Thots would not be my preferred spelling for thoughts though. Thauts maybe.
Spike: You pissed in the Big Man's Chair? That's fantastic! Gunn: Spike, can you please turn off that warm fuzzy? Spike: What, the Lorne thing? Worn off. I just think that's bloody fabulous.
'Life of the Party'
Natter 76: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Foaminess
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Gris - Feb 19, 2020 10:58:38 am PST #16526 of 30019
Hey. New board.
Gris - Feb 19, 2020 11:01:24 am PST #16527 of 30019
Hey. New board.
Now I want to do this.
Through becomes thru. Rough becomes ruff. Dough becomes doe. Thought becomes thaut. Cough becomes cauph or I guess cauf. Though becomes tho. What am I missing?
Toddson - Feb 19, 2020 11:05:22 am PST #16528 of 30019
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
You know, there used to be people protesting the National Spelling Bee ... they may still be protesting when it takes place. Their position was that by insisting on standardized spelling, kids with dyslexia or other learning issues were being disadvantaged.
Jesse - Feb 19, 2020 11:10:05 am PST #16529 of 30019
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
They did fix plough and hiccough already! [link]
Theodosia - Feb 19, 2020 11:12:30 am PST #16530 of 30019
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Cough becomes koff, which is often the phonetic rendering, anyway.
EpicTangent - Feb 19, 2020 11:39:00 am PST #16531 of 30019
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
Ought?
EpicTangent - Feb 19, 2020 11:44:07 am PST #16532 of 30019
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
ION: One of my contacts seemed to be trying to escape from my eye, so since I happened to have a pair of glasses with me (I don't, usually) I decided to let it go (and take its otherwise compliant mate with it). This is the first time I've worn my glasses to work in I don't know how long. Apparently my vision has gotten A LOT worse. My single-vision glasses are messing me up both on the computer and trying to read papers on my desk. Gonna be a long afternoon. At least they're ok for driving home.
Amy - Feb 19, 2020 12:03:59 pm PST #16533 of 30019
Because books.
I fell down the Zillow-hole after Matt's post. This is in my town, and a really cool combination of old and new: [link]
Zenkitty - Feb 19, 2020 2:39:19 pm PST #16534 of 30019
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
We leave "ought" the way it is, just to mess with people. It's still English, we have a rep to uphold.
Sheryl - Feb 19, 2020 2:42:01 pm PST #16535 of 30019
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
Timelies all!
Happy Birthday Beverly and Fiona's son!
Ugh. Got home to find Mr. S had clogged the toilet in his bathroom. Luckily Gary was able to unclog it, but it was nasty.