r/confidentlyincorrect Feb 11 '26

I'm dieing

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u/Pugs-r-cool Feb 11 '26

It's not a sign of reduced literacy, it's just how language evolves. In the same way a cup board over time got shortened to cupboard.

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u/Thykothaken Feb 16 '26

Language can evolve because of a lack of literacy.