shakespeare spelled it “color” multiple times
Comment on is it spelled "grey" or "gray"?
jenesaisquoi@feddit.org 1 month agoStandardisation of language is not pointless. Shared standards serve concrete functions:
- When 8 million people write “colour” the same way, you don’t pause to decode variants
- Technical manuals, legal documents, medical instructions need precision—ambiguity costs lives
- Cross-generational understanding: Shakespeare’s English is already hard without adding modern variation to the mix
- Standardized spelling keeps homophones distinct (their/there/they’re)
Standardisation of language isn’t about one version being inherently right. It’s about shared agreement that enables function at scale.
SingularEye@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
jenesaisquoi@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
Case in point for his English being hard to understand
kunaltyagi@programming.dev 1 month ago
Here to give you a boost away from the downvotes.
Lawsuits are won and lost over grammar and spellings. Constitutional crisis happen over the question: is the text to be understood in the time period of writing or reading (because the meaning of words shifts over time)
SuiXi3D@fedia.io 1 month ago
And it's agreed that both Grey and Gray are acceptable variants, and they will be right up until they aren't for one arbitrary reason or another.