Please state in which country your phrase tends to be used, what the phrase is, and what it should be.
Example:
In America, recently came across “back-petal”, instead of back-pedal. Also, still hearing “for all intensive purposes” instead of “for all intents and purposes”.
When my mom was in elementary school (in the 60s) she was taught that “woman” was not a word. That “women” was the only acceptable spelling, and that it was pronounced differently depending on context, but it was always spelled with an e.
Where did she grow up?
Columbia, South Carolina. Her teacher was just weird, I think.
That’s interesting, I’ve never heard that before. I’ll have to see, maybe I’m wrong lol.
Fairly sure that her teacher was just weird.
You’re not.