Adventures in computation lexicology. A physicist uses mathematical analysis and modeling to decide whether “expresso” is a legitimate variant spelling of “espresso” in English, and finds that it is. While “expresso” is used much less frequently than “espresso”, its usage has held up well over time; so it is not going to go away, and, given a piush, it might some day overtake “espresso” in popularity. Wonk alert: Quite a lot of mathiness, especially around the middle
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36 sats \ 1 reply \ @OT 1h
Isn't that how language works? If enough people say it, it becomes correct.
In Australia people pronounce Melbourne mel-bn. When you hear an American say mel-BORN is sounds so wrong!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @jakoyoh629 9m
I don't know if that's the deal with your example, but a lot of the time, it's just a local accent. Doesn't mean it's wrong.
But yeah, there's this whole language thing where bigger crews start roasting the smaller ones for how they talk and for using some less common words. You see this low-key turf war that, long-term, just kills off diversity. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing, though.
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