Ok... something has been bugging me for a long time... and where else would I rant about, except on my blog?I don't understand why we spell the word: GRATEFUL the way we do.
It really bugs me.
Why if we are: GREAT or GREATER,
would we not be: GREATFUL?
It really bugs me.
Why if we are: GREAT or GREATER,
would we not be: GREATFUL?
Whose idea was that... did they just not like the letter "E" where it was?
Thought it looked better after the "T" or something?
"HURT" becomes "HURTFUL"
"THANKS" becomes "THANKFUL"
But what's wrong with "GREAT"
becoming "GREATFUL"?
And for that reason, when we add "FUL" to the end of a word,
why don't we spell it "FULL"?
Maybe we could start a revolution and get everyone to start spelling thing the way that makes sense... if only I had a friend in the dictionary business.
Thought it looked better after the "T" or something?
"HURT" becomes "HURTFUL"
"THANKS" becomes "THANKFUL"
But what's wrong with "GREAT"
becoming "GREATFUL"?
And for that reason, when we add "FUL" to the end of a word,
why don't we spell it "FULL"?
Maybe we could start a revolution and get everyone to start spelling thing the way that makes sense... if only I had a friend in the dictionary business.
