• bitchkat@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    It’s “psych” as in “He psyched us out” which comes from “using psychology on them”

    • Psythik@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      So many people spell it incorrectly that I’m starting to worry that “sike” will become the official spelling. Language evolves, but I don’t want it to.

      • bitchkat@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 months ago

        Or “would of”, “could of”, “should of”. Enunciate your words. “have” and “of” sound different.

        • Molten_Moron@lemmings.world
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          2 months ago

          Excellent point, but “would’ve”, “could’ve”, and “should’ve” sound like “would of”, “could of”, and “should of”.

          So the problem doesn’t lie solely in enounciation.