English spelling, was: <VV> brake shoe change
mhicks130 at cox.net
mhicks130 at cox.net
Sun Apr 10 18:05:18 EDT 2005
I actually think it's just the email/instant messaging process that causes it. I think we misspell a lot and we write like we're talking and sometimes subconciously replace words with same-sounding ones. I don't know about brake/break though - I see way too often.
mike
>
> From: airvair <airvair at richnet.net>
> Date: 2005/04/10 Sun AM 10:25:27 EDT
> To: mhicks130 at cox.net
> CC: virtualvairs at corvair.org, "VV-talk at corvair.org" <VV-talk at corvair.org>
> Subject: English spelling, was: <VV> brake shoe change
>
> Look up "brake" and "break" in the dictionary. People who interchange
> them are simply functional illiterates. Just like the interchanging of
> "to," "too," and "two," "affect" and "effect,"or "your" and "you're,"
> and so many of the (illiterate) word misusages that seem so prevalent
> with email. If this is an example of how poorly educated people have
> become, then it is no wonder American society is degenerating.
>
> -Mark
>
> mhicks130 at cox.net wrote:
>
> >What do most people replace when they replace the brake (or break as some people say) shoes?
> >
> >mike
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> >
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