Dr Danny Bate @dannybate.com 路 Dec 22

An example of how individuals can shape spelling (that I wish I'd included in my book) is 'ache'. It was historically spelled 'ake', but because Dr Johnson and others thought (reasonably but incorrectly) that it came from Greek, its spelling shifted to a Greek CH (like 'chronic', 'school') instead.

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Anton Dekker 馃毑 / AntonDekker@mastodon.nl 路 Dec 22

How unfortunate he overlooked "kilometre"!

Ernest 路 Dec 22

so the explaination on etymonline is not true? www.etymonline.com/search?q=ache

Dr Danny Bate 路 Dec 22

If anyone ever wonders "why isn't this English word written in this obviously better way?", most often my answer is "it used to be, and could be again".

En Bee 路 Dec 22

ibid! (Or what I said last time re. 2nd ed.)

Freon Genoese Evangelical 路 Dec 22

Interesting! Also, it gave me the idea to troll my friends by telling them how Billy Ray Cyrus actually did a faithful modern adaptation of an old poem titled "Aken Brecan Heorte". So thanks for that.

@classicstuition.bsky.social 路 Dec 24

City defender Nathan Ake reading this