'04 Monprivato?

originally posted by Eden Mylunsch:

And am I just unaware of trends, but is it now the au courant thing to use "layed" or "payed" instead of laid or paid? No, this has nothing to do with prostitution (unless you're speaking about selling out correct English), but I've been seeing these spelling improvisations occur a lot lately in email and newsletters that have arrived from people who I'd otherwise think would know better.
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Stephen Pinker did an interesting riff on this in "Words and Rules." It's the evolution of the language away from irregular conjugations and plurals. We've already (in the US) seen the transition away from spelt, dealt, lent, etc. It's only a matter of time, I'm sure, before the era of leafs, mans and womans.

Mark Lipton
 
originally posted by Levi Dalton:
On a tangent, the '03 Monprivato is very approachable in the best sense.
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Just a short note that '03 Monprivato was showing awfully nice the other day. Very approachable indeed.
 
"seen the transition away from spelt, dealt, lent"

I don't understand. What does this have to do with wheat and religious holidays?
 
originally posted by mlawton:
"seen the transition away from spelt, dealt, lent"

I don't understand. What does this have to do with wheat and religious holidays?
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All will become clear after the third bottle of '81 Bosconia, Mike.

Mark Lipton
 
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