The original pronunciation of Bath was "Baff" it was bastardized (mainly by Londoners) to "Baarf" in the 1600s along with some other words where a redundant r was added. So the proper English pronunciation is not to add the r to words.
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The court heard Darren Upton had written a letter to Judge Sally Cahill QC saying he wasn’t “a typical inmate of prison”.
But the judge said: “That simply demonstrates your arrogance continues. You are typical. Inmates of prison are people who are dishonest. You are a thoroughly dishonestly man motivated by your own selfish greed.” -
Proper? Original maybe, but the language evolves.Originally posted by Bagpuss View Post
IIRC using an "ize" suffix instead if "ise" and spelling humour etc as humor (so-called Americanisms) were also correct some 400 years ago.Comment
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Interesting. Can 'ar' be considered right because it is newer or is tradition more important?Originally posted by Platypus View Post
There's only one way to sort this FIGHT!Comment
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