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[–] Viceversa@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Why do so many Americans spell it "sepErate"?

[–] Arrkk@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Americans reduce the Middle vowel to schwa in the adjective form but not the verb form, so you'll often see the adjective spelled with an e and the verb with an a.

[–] kkj@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I have a pretty generic US accent and I pronounce the second vowel in both the same, but I change the third vowel to a schwa in the adjective form.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

In the US, all vowels are part of the same letter pool, you can pick any one of them when needed.

[–] FistingEnthusiast@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Because they tend to be stupid, and barely literate

"On accident"..?

Shameful.

[–] CultLeader4Hire@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

It’s phonetically correct for me even thought I know it’s an A it sounds like an ER to my ear