• Raiden11X@programming.dev
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    1 year ago

    Say the word “though” in your head. Then add a “t” to it. Would you really argue that “though” and “thought” are pronounced the same simply because they’re the same spelling save for a final “t”?

    The easiest “rule” is that the creator can decide how to pronounce and spell it lol. Taking English rules that don’t even apply 100% of the time to its own words and trying to hold made-up words to the same standards just sounds silly to me haha

    • penguin@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      There are no rules to how new words come into being or how old ones change.

      If everyone says a word a certain way with certain meaning, then that’s what it is. One person doesn’t get to decide.