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And people who don't read make fun of you for it. (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Metrocity

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

school

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

That one was deliberate actually - some pompous reformer (possibly Dr Johnson or a follower) decided we needed certain spellings to be more like Dutch. That's where the H came from in 'ghost' as well, used to be 'gost' like in 'most hosts'