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To: Cronos

Why have the letter “R” if you’re not going to use it?


29 posted on 06/05/2026 4:32:13 AM PDT by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)
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To: Sirius Lee

The r sound is only used when there is no r in the word.

Example: JFK used to pronounce “smart idea” as “smaht idear”.

The one that bothers me most is “I couldn’t care less” being replaced with “I could care less”.

It also bothers me that everyone answers “sure” when asked if they would mind something - when they mean the opposite.

I also hate “bring” and “take” being mixed up, or “come” and “go”.
Or using “anymore” when there is no implied negative.


53 posted on 06/05/2026 8:25:48 AM PDT by enumerated (81 million votes my ass)
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