acrossed

[Kyung]

A Acrossed maybe one and two lanes, the number one and number two lanes.

Acrossed, not a word; right?

Would you leave it alone? Would you fix it? I mean, that's what he said. I'm not using sic just because it's not wrong. He said it. People say things like this all the time.

I'll probably leave it, but just looking for how other people do things.

[Patricia Babits]

I know countrified is not a word, but it should be!

[Brenda Rogers]

au contraire! :D

Quick definitions (countrified)

▸ adjective: characteristic of rural life ("Countrified clothes")

[Kyung]

Phil, oh, I'm not saying it makes it right. But it's becoming - - vernacular. Not that acrossed or acrost is used that often. I'm just talking in general

nite versus night - used so often, some people think either is correct.

[Phil Stillerman]

nite and night sound the same; one's an acceptable word, the other isn't. there's only one way to spell it for a transcript. it's still not an acceptable spelling for a formal document.

[Patricia Babits]

Brenda, I'm embarrassed but cracking up! I thought countrified was slang. LOL

[Kyung]

What about got to versus gotta? Do you write got to if they say gotta?

I've decided to global gotta.

[Brenda Rogers]

I globaled "gotta" within the first month of working! Gonna too. And betcha. And fella. All sorts of things that people say like that. I mean, "I gotta go" just doesn't translate well to "I got to go." And "You bet you" is no substitute for "You betcha." "Gotcha" for "I understand" is a necessity too. "Got you" isn't the same thing.

[Patricia Babits]

Heather, I see your example as a completely different issue. Knowed and knew are two totally different words and not a matter of pronunciation but grammar, so of course, you wouldn't change that!

[Brenda Rogers]

I agree, Patty. "Knowed" is like "I seen," which I write but don't sic. Acrost is like ast or aks.

[Phil Stillerman]

I just had to check my Random House -- I didn't think "knowed" was a word -- RH has it as "nonstandard". Surprise, surprise.

[Brenda Rogers]

ACK!!!