possibly, maybe playing on a first name (chris maybe, dunno).
but the name of a musician should not affect the language that much!
On Feb 22, 2009, at 3:16 AM, Frank van Lindert wrote:
it could have developed the other way around: perhaps Ludacris was a
(intended?) metathesis of ludicrous ;-)
Frank van Lindert
Utrecht NL.
On Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:39:52 -0800, Nicoletta Da Ros wrote:
> just because i was away... affect/effect is one of my (very) few pet-
> peeves, together with its/it's and their/there/they're.
> oh ya. and the change in pronunciation of "ludicrous" - i keep
> hearing people pronouncing it closer to "ludacris," maybe it's the
> "nucular effect"...
>
> yes, i am a foreigner, and i know i should keep my mouth shut for i'm
> sure i make a lot of mistakes, but still... i had to throw in my two
> euro-cents :)
>
> nico.
>
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