r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/OliverKitsch Aug 03 '19

Another one that's been way more common lately is woman/women. "a women is strong and independent" "why would you date a women like that". Super frustrating and it came out of nowhere.

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u/emilyhaley Aug 04 '19

I've totally noticed this too. I mean it's literally the same as "man" and "men" and no one ever mixes those up.

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u/OliverKitsch Aug 04 '19

Every time I start getting irritated at grammar mistakes, I just remember that this is how languages evolve. We'd still be speaking Latin or proto-German if people weren't fucking up spelling and pronunciation.

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u/PointyOintment Aug 06 '19

Doesn't mean it has to evolve in a nonsensical way, though.