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You can feel how cathartic this must have been for someone (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

Right, the distinction I'm making is this isn't just "normalized" but actually the correct spelling. As in, if a newspaper editor saw it written as "drive-through" they would be obliged to correct it.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago

Suppose both aight?

A drive-through or drive-thru (a sensational spelling of the word through), is a type of take-out service provided by a business that allows customers to purchase products without leaving their cars.

Sensational spelling is the deliberate spelling of a word in a non-standard way for special effect.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (5 children)

I still call it an air-port.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 months ago

All my homies call them aerodromes.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

My kid calls it a plane station and frankly it’s growing on me

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

I’m down for that

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Or we could go with train-port.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm gonna take a ride in a aero

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

“I would like to send this letter to the Prussian Consulate in Siam by aeromail. Am I too late for the 4.30 autogyro?”

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

How about a nite-lite?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

The correct way would be "drive-through."

"Drive-thru" is purposely spelled wrong to attract attention. The same as "Krispy Kreme" or "Dunkin' Donuts." It's only "correct" in that it has become ubiquitous through usage.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's only "correct" in that it has become ubiquitous through usage.

What you are describing is called "language"

"You" wasn't always allowed to be singular. Colour vs color. Doughnut can be donut. Etc. Languages evolve over time, and "drive-thru" is in plenty of dictionaries.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Yup, "drive through" is an instruction, "drive-thru" is a noun. So you'll drive through the drive-thru.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Pretty sure thru is to save space.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Yup, esp since it's often written on the pavement.