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"ofen" or "often"?

"ofen"
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"often"
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Post by Solidarity 9-6347 »

how do you say it?

this is not completely pointless by the way, i have a running argument with my friends about this
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ofen
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Post by Solidarity 9-6347 »

you're wrong

:P
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Post by Susan »

Nice Lips reference.

I say "of-ten".
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Post by superboots »

often
HARDCORE!!!

OMG. I can't believe I din't think fo you
until now because when I think on
a scale of one to ten you're like YWELVE.
No, seriously?

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dictionary.com wrote:Usage Note: During the 15th century English experienced a widespread loss of certain consonant sounds within consonant clusters, as the (d) in handsome and handkerchief, the (p) in consumption and raspberry, and the (t) in chestnut and often. In this way the consonant clusters were simplified and made easier to articulate. With the rise of public education and literacy and, consequently, people's awareness of spelling in the 19th century, sounds that had become silent sometimes were restored, as is the case with the t in often, which is now frequently pronounced. In other similar words, such as soften and listen, the t generally remains silent.
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You already proved me wrong. Jerk.
I faced death. I went in with my arms swinging. But I heard my own breath and had to face that I'm still living. I'm still flesh. I hold on to awful feelings. I'm not dead... My chest still draws breath. I hold it. I'm buoyant. There's no end.
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"ofen"..u people are weird
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Post by megxyz128 »

OFEN

often sounds weird, and even if it is right it sounds stupid.
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Post by tasha »

ofen
you have to, you just have to trust me
whoever i was then i can't ever be again
the faith you've found i've never felt
the terror held in wedding bells
the comfort in "there's no one else"
the truth be told, i'm never going to know
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Post by christa lynn »

oFFen not oFen :P
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'tevs
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Post by Axtech »

:lol:

My friend and I had this discussion a couple of years ago.

It ending in him having some sort of breakdown while trying to pronounce it. It was kind of like "off-*weird snorting sound*"
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Post by Johnny »

:wtf:


Was your friend on acid?





often by the way :nod:
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Post by call me andrew »

ofTen

actualy i say oftin
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Post by nelison »

ya I say Often...
it may be more like Oftin but I guess that's not what we're debating
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Post by starseed_10 »

:nod: ^ that exactly what i was thinking.



does syrup = "see-rup" or "su-rup" ?? my school had the biggest arguement about that.
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Post by Axtech »

sur-up

And no, my friend wasn't on acid. But he might as well have been. :lol:
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see-rup
and now its international security. the call of the righteous men.
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