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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 dropping letters as one writes #178949 08/30/08 12:36 PM Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 2 United States of America J Jean Florian OP stranger OP Jean Florian stranger J Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 2 United States of America A few years ago, there was a word here was defined as that tendency of a writer or scribe to drop letters from the words they are writing. As in: dropping the 'r' from "celebrate" to now have the word (mispelled) "celebate". Or, as I often do, leaving the first letter off the next word if it repeats the last letter of the previous word. example: "at he" should be "at the". I would like to be reminded what that word is that labels this condition. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dropping letters as one writes Jean Florian #178953 08/31/08 04:32 AM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania The Pook old hand The Pook old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania The omission of a letter in pronunciation is called elision. The omission of one of a double letter (or word) by a scribe is called haplography (its opposite is dittography). I think haplography might also do service for the simple omission of any letter, but not sure without looking it up which I can't be bothered doing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dropping letters as one writes The Pook #178954 08/31/08 05:12 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass "I can't be bothered. I can't be bothered to ride, the motion is too violent; I can't be bothered to walk, it's strenuous; I can't be bothered to lie down, for either I'd have to stay lying down and that I can't be bothered with, or I'd have to get up again, and I can't be bothered with that either. In short: I just can't be bothered." - Søren Kierkegaard Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dropping letters as one writes tsuwm #178955 08/31/08 12:30 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 "I ain't bovvered." - Lauren Cooper Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dropping letters as one writes tsuwm #178957 09/01/08 01:59 AM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania The Pook old hand The Pook old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania "Bother!" said Pooh(k) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dropping letters as one writes The Pook #178958 09/01/08 03:39 AM Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand olly old hand olly old hand Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 956 Auckland, New Zealand  Originally Posted By: The Pook "Bother!" said Pooh(k) Is that a c(l)ue? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dropping letters as one writes olly #178959 09/01/08 10:59 AM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania The Pook old hand The Pook old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania  Originally Posted By: olly  Originally Posted By: The Pook "Bother!" said Pooh(k) Is that a c(l)ue? ...as in pool? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dropping letters as one writes Jean Florian #178960 09/01/08 12:09 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803  Originally Posted By: The Pook ...as in pool? Or as in poo(l).  Originally Posted By: Jean Florian dropping the 'r' from "celebrate" to now have the word (mispelled) "celebate". For a legitimate example of a dropped R we have the missing R in 'speak'. This was likely a pronunciation driven phenomenon rather than a scribal error. We see the same thing happening today with 'Febuary', 'liberry', and 'infastructure'. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dropping letters as one writes Faldage #178967 09/02/08 02:19 AM Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania The Pook old hand The Pook old hand Joined: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,067 Tasmania  Originally Posted By: Faldage  Originally Posted By: The Pook ...as in pool? Or as in poo(l).  Originally Posted By: Jean Florian dropping the 'r' from "celebrate" to now have the word (mispelled) "celebate". For a legitimate example of a dropped R we have the missing R in 'speak'. This was likely a pronunciation driven phenomenon rather than a scribal error. We see the same thing happening today with 'Febuary', 'liberry', and 'infastructure'. It remains in 'spruick'. Actually to correct what I said earlier, I think from memory that elision only refers to vowels disappearing. I can't remember the word for consonants going. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: dropping letters as one writes The Pook #178969 09/02/08 03:33 AM Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 390 कहीं &... L latishya enthusiast latishya enthusiast L Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 390 कहीं &...  Originally Posted By: The Pook Actually to correct what I said earlier, I think from memory that elision only refers to vowels disappearing. I can't remember the word for consonants going. The OED online does not make that distinction: 1. The action of dropping out or suppressing: a. a letter or syllable in pronunciation; b. a passage in a book or connecting links in discourse. Also, an instance of either of these. Also fig. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... 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