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when did persue become pursue? Am I the only person on earth that reads king James bible and not get the modern spelling of English

lightshinesthroughdarkness
70-79, F
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Sarahsummersrockz · 18-21, F
Probably Victorian times when English spelling was standardised
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SW-User
people felt guilty that the word persue sounded so pers onal so changed it to pursue I guess
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lightshinesthroughdarkness · 70-79, F
@SW-User makes sense
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