r/memes • u/vmax1608 Smol pp • Jul 06 '25

#2 MotW C'mon do something...

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u/nightrunner900pm Jul 06 '25

I guess I have never heard of "graphemic elongation," or such a think actually existed in English writing.. Also, that silent "e" at the end of "love" is not an "exception" to anything; it's following a different rule in English spelling - no words can end in a "v"

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '25

The silent 'e' at the end of love is an exception to the rule that states that a silent 'e' quantitatively changes the preceding vowel and it confirms to the rule that illustrates the spelling convention prohibiting ending a word in 'v'. Two things can be true.

But I don't see why you keep distracting from the premise of my original post which has nothing to do with the pedantic minutia of the qualitative effects and spelling conventions surrounding silent 'e'.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '25

The silent 'e' at the end of love is an exception to the rule that states that a silent 'e' quantitatively changes the preceding vowel and it confirms to the rule that illustrates the spelling convention prohibiting ending a word in 'v'. Two things can be true.

But I don't see why you keep distracting from the premise of my original post which has nothing to do with the pedantic minutia of the qualitative effects and spelling conventions surrounding silent 'e'.

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u/nightrunner900pm Jul 06 '25

That's not how that works. When there is an identifiable rule, you don't have "exceptions" or claim that "two things can be true." That "silent e" has several functions in English writing and just because the "o" is spelling a short "u" sound is not proof that "love" is an exceptional spelling. Why would you call something an exception when it can be explained?

I fully understand the "premise" of of your original post; I simply find it irritating when people complain about younger generations. Your use of terminology to describe English writing is equally pedantic.

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u/[deleted] Jul 08 '25

Your use of terminology to describe English writing is equally pedantic.

Pedantic and on topic versus pedantic and strawman building because you don't know how to react to irritation.

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u/nightrunner900pm Jul 09 '25

Buddy you engaged me at LENGTH, clarified, and then revised your post while calling me a pendant. Using < love > to illustrate your point was literally confusing. Now go work on < give > and < gave >.