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myurbandream ([personal profile] myurbandream) wrote2016-10-03 03:14 pm
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What even is English?

The word "druther" (as in "If I had my druthers, I would eat cake all day.") is a pluralization of "druther" which is actually an 1800s contraction of "would rather". Example: "I druther eat cake all day."

English, why?
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