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[–] FilthyShrooms@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Ok but "melty" isn't a real word and I'll die on this hill

even if it's a real word I hate it

[–] essteeyou@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I don't care about melty, but "would of" will never be right no matter how many times people say it.

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

People don't say "Would of", they just miswrite "would've"

[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

People sure do say would of. They even separate the words enough to make it clear, like you or I would separate would and have when we don't want to abbreviate

[–] oxideseven@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Something expensive is spendy. Something that melts is melty. What's the trub, bub?

[–] psud@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago

It doesn't need to melt. Many cars look melty

[–] tiredofsametab@kbin.run 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Something expensive is spendy.

My dictionary doesn't think so, heh. Webster seems to say "chiefly Northwestern US" so that may explain it. I remember rolling my eyes and thinking that it sounded like something a self-important jackass would say. (edit: the first time I heard it, I mean).

I don't think I'd ever use it, but I also don't see it as weird or wrong anymore. Melty is fine. Slippy still grates on me a bit, but I can let it slide.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Neither is "ask" as a noun. You don't have asks, you have requests.