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[-] bitchkat@lemmy.world 21 points 4 days ago

It's "psych" as in "He psyched us out" which comes from "using psychology on them"

[-] Psythik@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago

So many people spell it incorrectly that I'm starting to worry that "sike" will become the official spelling. Language evolves, but I don't want it to.

[-] superkret@feddit.org 4 points 3 days ago

Be the lack of change you want to see in the world!

[-] Kanda@reddthat.com 5 points 3 days ago

Sikeology

[-] bitchkat@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

Or "would of", "could of", "should of". Enunciate your words. "have" and "of" sound different.

[-] Molten_Moron 5 points 3 days ago

Excellent point, but "would've", "could've", and "should've" sound like "would of", "could of", and "should of".

So the problem doesn't lie solely in enounciation.

[-] bitchkat@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago

If you think "of" and "have" (or it's contraction) sound alike, you're part of the problem. "Of" has a softer finish more like "ovf" than "ov". The transition from 'o' to 'f' starts hard with a 'v' but finishes with a soft 'f'.