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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Linguistics Studies

Selfie or Selfy?

Do you say: Selfie or Selfy?
And why?
  

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Anonymous Do you say: Selfie or Selfy? There is no spelling difference when we say it! 'Selfie' is the usual spelling when it is written.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Do you say: Selfie or Selfy?
  • There is no spelling difference when we say it!
  • 'Selfie' is the usual spelling when it is written.
  • Ms Google says: selfie — About 57,900,000 results selfy — About 1,800,000 results Obviously, if you use 'selfie', you needn't waste a moment considering how the plural is formed.
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AnonymousDo you say: Selfie or Selfy?
There is no spelling difference when we say it!

'Selfie' is the usual spelling when it is written. Ms Google says:

selfie— About 57,900,000 results
selfy— About 1,800,000 results

Obviously, if you use 'selfie', you needn't waste a moment considering how the plural is formed.
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Hi

I wonder why would dictionaries add a word like this in their pages.

Aren't selfie and selfy have the same meaning of "selfed" ( simple past and past participle of self ) ?
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AnonymousAren't selfie and selfy have the same meaning of "selfed" ( simple past and past participle of self ) ?
I wonder why dictionaries would add a word like 'self' as a verb in their pages.
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Mister Micawber AnonymousAren't selfie and selfy have the same meaning of "selfed" ( simple past and past participle of self ) ?I wonder why dictionaries would add a word like 'self' as a verb in their pages.
Do you mean selfed, selfie and selfy may not be used as verbs?
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AnonymousDo you mean selfed, selfie and selfy may not be used as verbs?
No, I meant that you challenged the rightful existence of 'selfie' while at the same time using another word, 'self' (V), with the same questionable legitimacy. It suggests that you are not aware of how lexicographers work.
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Mister Micawber AnonymousDo you mean selfed, selfie and selfy may not be used as verbs?No, I meant that you challenged the rightful existence of 'selfie' while at the same time using another word, 'self' (V), with the same questionable legitimacy. It suggests that you are not aware of how lexicographers work.
If I'm aware why should I ask?
But I think you
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AnonymousBut I think you agree that ( selfed ) has the same meaning of ( selfie and selfy ).
No. The word 'selfed', if it exists, is not used by 99+% of native speakers of photographs that one takes of oneself.
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fivejedjon AnonymousBut I think you agree that ( selfed ) has the same meaning of ( selfie and selfy ).No. The word 'selfed', if it exists, is not used by 99+% of native speakers of photographs that one takes of oneself.
Please, explain why?
At this point, I'm very curious to know.
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AnonymousIf I'm aware why should I ask?
You are not aware and you did not ask how they work.
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Anonymousexplain why?
Why what? Why 'selfed' does not exist or isn't used? Because no one uses it, that is all. Why do you think anyone would use it?
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