58008@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoSince the invention of the printing press and mass-produced books in the 15th century, silent letters/syllables in written texts have unnecessarily hastened deforestationmessage-squaremessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up1164arrow-down120
arrow-up1144arrow-down1message-squareSince the invention of the printing press and mass-produced books in the 15th century, silent letters/syllables in written texts have unnecessarily hastened deforestation58008@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squareWarmSodalinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-28 months agoIf it was written out as “God damn that damn is 10 meters tall” People would complain that they’re spelled the same way.
minus-squareKelly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·8 months agoAnother example: “Dam that river!” vs. “Damn that river!” could be confused.
If it was written out as “God damn that damn is 10 meters tall” People would complain that they’re spelled the same way.
Another example: “Dam that river!” vs. “Damn that river!” could be confused.