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On Thursday, 15 April 2021 at 17:24:33 UTC+1, T i m wrote:

JNugent wrote:
On 12/04/2021 06:31 pm, T i m wrote:
whisky-dave wrote:

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Back on the words / spelling thing, I am reminded constantly (TV and
ITRW) how many people *say* 'anythinK' but I wonder what percentage of
them would write is like that?

That's not a spelling error,

I didn't suggest it was, quite the opposite in fact.

So you wouldn't expact anyone, no matter how they pronounce the word, to
spell it with a terminal "k".

just a quirky regional pronunciation.

I'm not sure I've seen any sign of that, other than maybe from people
from poorer areas who may not have enjoyed a good education, maybe
over several generations. That's often where I hear the 'we was' and
now the 'anythink'.

I
still know lots of people who would say that it that way but would
always spell it correctly.

Any that you are close enough to to ask *why* they pronounce it that
way?

Because they heard it that way in everyday conversation when growing up.
It's quite common across the north of England.

I have a mate who can easily 'lock in' a miss pronunciation of
something, if he reads / hears it incorrectly the first time. Like he
currently refers to the home automation software as 'Home Assist',
rather than 'Home Assistant'.

I'm not sure I see a parallel there. "AnythinK" is learned from common
use by others. It is not an idiosyncratic personal mistake. Neither is
it thought to be spelled with a "k".

On Friday, 16 April 2021 at 17:22:27 UTC+1, T i m wrote:
On Fri, 16 Apr 2021 08:35:46 -0700 (PDT), whisky-dave
wrote:

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But the English langauge changes and evolves with time.
Of course.
The word fag goes back years and it's meaning has changed over time and countries.
Accdents also change the way people say words, and that doesn't mean those same people
spell them differently too.
Sure, but what was of interest in the case of 'anythinK' is *why*?

No idea why it's of any interest, init.

Why have you capitilised the K ?

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I'm not sure I've seen any sign of that, other than maybe from people
from poorer areas who may not have enjoyed a good education, maybe
over several generations. That's often where I hear the 'we was' and
now the 'anythink'.

Are you sure it's not just sounds that you fail to properly understand.
In the case of 'anythinK', no.

Look it up.

Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in James Elphinston (1721€“1809), educationist and advocate of spelling reform. Representing a regional or nonstandard pronunciation of anything [noun].

As you're old enough you should have remembered when it was first used. ;-P