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To: nickcarraway; ConservativeMind

Language tends to migrate towards lazy pronunciation followed by spelling changes to accommodate the lazier pronunciation.

I think it was originally “sherbet” which has partially migrated to “sherbert”.


12 posted on 07/17/2025 2:02:48 PM PDT by Jim W N (MAGA by restoring the Gospel of the Grace of Christ (Jude 3) and our Free Constitutional Republic!)
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To: Jim W N

I remember several years ago Alex Trebek scored a player wrong for saying “sherbert” rather than “sherbet” on Jeopardy!


74 posted on 07/17/2025 6:41:02 PM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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