Maimas2@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoThe word movie is probably only about 100 years old, yet incredibly ingrained into our culture.message-squaremessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up195arrow-down118
arrow-up177arrow-down1message-squareThe word movie is probably only about 100 years old, yet incredibly ingrained into our culture.Maimas2@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square37fedilink
minus-squareJusticeForPorygon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·10 months agoIt was just kind of a trend in the twenties to add the suffix “ie” to anything when something new was invented
minus-squarelivus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoWe’re not much better, we’ve had tends for -r and -io. Movr, movios.
minus-squareTrainguyrom@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 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…