Words, words, words: if you type them wrong people might make fun of and try to edit you, even though people don't talk perfectly by any means or in any language and more than likely you can raed tihs aynway.
Before I go too far into the subject of words let me back away from the can of worms, lid only half open, and get to the point of what I am writing about in the first place: a couple of words for one word. Is it AIRPLANE or AEROPLANE???
Yes, I am writing this at the spur of the moment based on curious whim; because who schedules to write an thing about the word airplane/aeroplane, right? We've all seen the word spelled both ways, and if we haven't all seen it spelled both ways maybe I've just shocked your world. Which way is the correct way and why are there two ways to spell it?
An Airplane or aeroplane for those of you still living in a cave still waiting for the wheel to be invented is generally a fixed-wing aircraft, which I guess doesn't explain it for you if you didn't get it in the first place. It's a machine that flys! You can ride in them!
Now, what about this mystery involving two names for the same thing. Sure, there are many instances of this in many languages for many things and I'm just being picky; wasting my time and yours! Apparently, AIRPLANE is the most common spelling used in North America; the Canadians and Yanks lean towards that spelling. However, other countries across the pond have a tendency to use AEROPLANE. Why? Perhaps the reasoning is merely because aeroplane is the older form of the word and the culture over there is older; when it comes to the English language that is. I'm sure different dialects of booga-booga have been around way longer; so no offense to them. The form of the word aeroplane is dated back to the 19th century. Airplane is derived from a Greek word.
That is all.
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