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ORIGINAL: MasterCaneman

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ORIGINAL: UllrsIshtar

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ORIGINAL: MasterCaneman

Once upon a time, it used to be spelled "dilemna", but thanks to some barely-literate wonk at MS, it got changed because they never studied English.

Nah, it's always been "dilemma" from the greek "di" (two) and "lemma" (proposition). At some point somebody -incorrectly- adopted the "lemna" spelling and the error got so widespread that kids in several schools, in several different countries got taught the incorrect spelling.

The error has become so widespread that one could argue that common usages has turned it in a newly created valid alternative, but so far none of the major dictionaries have accepted it as a valid alternative to the correct "dilemma" spelling.

Do you mean to tell me I've been living a lie all this time (or at least a terminal misspelling)? I...I need to sit down and take some deep breaths...

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ORIGINAL: DesFIP

Language is not static or fixed. Unless you're French.
English changes and established usage changes. When the culture shifts to adopt a newly minted term, then that term becomes part of the established usage.
This is not the first word where spelling has changed in the last five hundred years.

Or do you speak and write Elizabethan English?

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ORIGINAL: DesFIP

Except that after enough time, when the incorrect spelling has become common in journalism and literature, then it becomes an acceptable alternative spelling. Or it will become the correct spelling and dilemma will be the wrong one.

Things change. This may well change too.

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ORIGINAL: SailingBum

I find it difficult to understand why/how a school system would teach an incorrect spelling <not found in the dictionary> of a word. The dumbing down of mercia... sheesh

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ORIGINAL: bbrent0

i've had my master for seven years when i finally convinced him he was too strict, more master, less friend supporter, like a mentor, which i felt i wanted. Well with his permission, i found what i thought could be more friend,i found a guy who i thought after i got to know would be a good mentor, but after the first two meetings he said he had to be my dom, chemically, that was how we were. Long story short, he got to know my master and became fast friends and now i have to serve both. Even i have gotten punished by both for the same screw ups. When i brought this delima up to my master, he says i will do as he says and not to embarrass him. i don't like serving two masters, but i did this to myself. my newest dom only comes to town maybe once a month. He spends the rest of his time caring for his sick dad in another state. He says and my master agrees it is a nice release for him and safe, so he doesn't have to go looking for a new person when he comes to town. He is a nice man, although i think he punishes too harshly at times, but Master says i am helping his frustrations and should be a good slave and quit whining. For the most part, i am ok with this, now going on three years. But i don't like double punishment/jeapardy. i have thought more recently about trying to reason with my new dom, but afraid of a backlash if he tells my master. Sometimes i feel i have his confidence. Should i risk reasoning or just suck it up?