Why does the word “fridge” have the letter d in it while “refrigerator” does not?
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I want English to make sense
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No language is perfectly rational, all of them have aspects that make no logical sense at all.pic.twitter.com/fVNPqF05VE
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Now that you mention it, yes
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Because it rhymes with "ridge" and it was a spelling created to reflect a word no one had predicted people would start saying. Also, "fridge" comes from the brand name Frigidaire. Which is is just, "frigid+air." Upon second thought, this "frig-"subject is actually quite fraught -
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There's a skincare blogger who does that and it makes me want to swallow my tongue in revulsion.
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depends on the context tbh
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Honestly, "frige" would be a defensible spelling
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