tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125205441914833984.post711831295535760194..comments2023-12-23T07:08:47.707-07:00Comments on HER FIVE CENTS: Lessons in Grammar and Spelling: Vaycay vs. Vaca vs. VacayLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02042628742764770646noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125205441914833984.post-61224533299613982162016-07-03T19:04:44.057-06:002016-07-03T19:04:44.057-06:00"an" extra letter."an" extra letter.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17039801292057689184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125205441914833984.post-83236638313914802722016-06-25T19:23:59.703-06:002016-06-25T19:23:59.703-06:00You don't pronounce vacation vuhYou don't pronounce vacation vuhAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02168144704859410290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125205441914833984.post-89039535197575597322016-06-25T19:23:20.171-06:002016-06-25T19:23:20.171-06:00Nobody would ever pronounce vacay vuh-kayNobody would ever pronounce vacay vuh-kayAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02168144704859410290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125205441914833984.post-26446204485647511672015-08-25T18:32:35.786-06:002015-08-25T18:32:35.786-06:00Vaca is a pet peeve!Vaca is a pet peeve!Liz Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09732918463851703154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125205441914833984.post-34638442899898820072015-08-06T11:01:39.258-06:002015-08-06T11:01:39.258-06:00If you look at its online use, you'll see that...If you look at its online use, you'll see that "vacay" is used 6x more than "vaycay". "Vacay" also looks more similar to its root "vacation" - it looks more like a contraction. And keeping with people's linguistic laziness (just look at adverbs, and how "ly" is disappearing), "vacay" is one less character to type than "Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03298693920547897478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125205441914833984.post-48854682100513390072015-08-06T10:55:26.028-06:002015-08-06T10:55:26.028-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03298693920547897478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4125205441914833984.post-65289031510656350402014-07-28T12:22:11.110-06:002014-07-28T12:22:11.110-06:00Orrr... you could just write "vacation."...Orrr... you could just write "vacation." It's two letters longer and it doesn't sound like you're talking to a toddler.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com