Isn't language drift just a thing, the stuff the descriptive linguists study?
-jk
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it's just the typical butchering that goes on, over time( drift is a great word for it) , in translation. Another perfect example is chaise longue turning into chaise lounge...then people start using it, and it's a thing...we can't even speak out own language properly, no reason to expect we'll deal with French any better...
Leicester, it's not just a town in England.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AckzNzbF5E4
And then there's this one
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4ZvGwD6_qg
Neither mentions Quincy. How do people from Massachusetts pronounce that town name? Not how you think.
Not included - Swampscott, Waltham, Athol, Barre, Pepperell, Nahant (that one might be easy, not sure), Sherborn and there are several more Hams that aren't pronounced beyond the ones the second video mentions.
Have to work with my least favorite A type this week. Blech.
It’s pretty fun and funny that a bunch of people who have mostly never met have inside jokes. Weird, too.
Aimos and A-types are at the opposite ends of the spectrum. I am the exact opposite of A-type. I am sloth-type, grade A procrastinator.
And I do try really, really hard not to be an a-hole, but in today's society it is getting much harder. I just try to avoid people that might piss me off.
The three officers of our company had a personality screening/evaluation as part of an life insurance policy application. One officer was described as a type ‘A’, one was type ‘B’. I was listed as ‘C-minus’.
And then there’s this:
https://youtu.be/qcp8rN-YqLw
So, after almost 10 years, on to new adventures.