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[–] klemptor@lemmy.ml 57 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Helen is wearing socks with sandals. Helen don't give a single phuck.

[–] CurlyMoustache@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Why use C and K in socks when they are pronounced the same?

New spelling: Sokks

[–] klemptor@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Nah, gotta go with soks - can't have that redundant k in there!

[–] Che_Donkey@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Socc is the correct spelling now, because its "soccer" not Sokker (or Soker).

This is a hill I am willing to die on.

[–] Mamertine@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Language evolves over time to become shortened for convenience.

Therefore sox is now the correct spelling. You all are using archaic spelling variations. Sox is always plural. I'm sure this will cause no confusion.

On a less anarchist note, spelling wasn't standardized until the early 1900s.

So up until then, sox, soccs, socs, sokks, soks, and socks were all valid ways to refer to foot panties.

[–] klemptor@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Foot panties!! This is now canon, someone call Merriam-Webster!

[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Yup. Don't want to risk a third K getting in there...

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)
[–] hglman@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago
[–] awesome357@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 11 months ago

Of for those from Boston: Sahks

[–] trbleclef@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

It's spelled "puck"