[Wikipedia-l] Re: An idea

[Ray Saintonge]

Timwi wrote:

> Mark Williamson wrote:
>
>> if you break it down - "re - known - ed" - it makes perfect sense
>
> Well, you see, it doesn't make sense to me because it's not pronounced 
> like "known".
>
> I'm not as much of a prescriptivist as my previous message might make 
> it seem.  I do accept language evolution and I do accept changes in 
> grammar and spelling.  My previous message was not meant to belittle 
> those who do not know the contents of dictionaries by heart.  I 
> certainly don't.
>
> It's just that I think I have acquired somewhat of a language 
> intuition and even so, I find it difficult to understand the thought 
> process that would lead one to think that there should be a k in that 
> word.  Once someone came up with it, I can understand that other 
> people might follow it, thinking it might be the correct spelling.  
> But the thoughts of that first person are beyond me.

For an example of a sentence where the "k" would be correct:  "After an 
absence of many years she was happy to be reknown by her lover." :-)

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