Quite possibly journalists can't spell any more! It wasn't a problem while there were sub-editors who could spell, but they've probably all retired or been made redundant. I suspect that very little that gets to the web-sites of the news media is effectively edited.
Fraid not Phil. The dictionary still spells the word as discord-- even for a combination of musical notes that do not harmonise. Has a similar etymology to accord, record.
Quite possibly journalists can't spell any more! It wasn't a problem while there were sub-editors who could spell, but they've probably all retired or been made redundant. I suspect that very little that gets to the web-sites of the news media is effectively edited.
ReplyDeleteI don't think people take pride in their jobs the way they used to.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's just the evolution of the English language. Times are a-changing, old man. :P
ReplyDeleteFraid not Phil. The dictionary still spells the word as discord-- even for a combination of musical notes that do not harmonise. Has a similar etymology to accord, record.
ReplyDeleteThe word "concord" is sometimes spelled with an "h". But usually talking about "Flight of the Conchords." :P
ReplyDeleteYar I know :P
ReplyDeleteI lived in Concord for two years....but then last year I lived in discord.
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