@Maimas2@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 months agoThe word movie is probably only about 100 years old, yet incredibly ingrained into our culture.message-square46fedilinkarrow-up1105arrow-down122
arrow-up183arrow-down1message-squareThe word movie is probably only about 100 years old, yet incredibly ingrained into our culture.@Maimas2@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 months agomessage-square46fedilink
minus-square@JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink14•7 months agoIt was just kind of a trend in the twenties to add the suffix “ie” to anything when something new was invented
minus-squarelivuslinkfedilink5•7 months agoWe’re not much better, we’ve had tends for -r and -io. Movr, movios.
minus-square@Trainguyrom@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglish2•7 months agoDon’t forget dropping the last vowel! I wonder what they spend their vowel savings on…
It was just kind of a trend in the twenties to add the suffix “ie” to anything when something new was invented
We’re not much better, we’ve had tends for -r and -io.
Movr, movios.
Don’t forget dropping the last vowel! I wonder what they spend their vowel savings on…
Saving them up for a later trend probably. Moviesie.
Moviiiiis?
Is it wrong that I kind of like that one?
Other examples?