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minus-squaresouthsamurailinkfedilinkarrow-up17·4 months agoDamn. I know I’m old now. See, I’m so old that not only do I remember that ho was short for whore, and that it was spelled ho’ when written, but I’ve lived long enough that the spelling becoming hoe isn’t even weird any more. It has become the default now. Language shifts are a beyotch
minus-squareCulturedLout@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoLike when people used to spell it “psych” instead of “sike”
Damn.
I know I’m old now.
See, I’m so old that not only do I remember that ho was short for whore, and that it was spelled ho’ when written, but I’ve lived long enough that the spelling becoming hoe isn’t even weird any more. It has become the default now.
Language shifts are a beyotch
As the ancient texts say…
Like when people used to spell it “psych” instead of “sike”