You say "offen", not "often", amirite?

I say both, depending on the speed at which I am talking.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

it bugs me when people say often :P I guess it shouldn't since everyone does but it just sorta does.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I know right.

by Anonymous 11 years ago

My family used to make fun of me for pronouncing the "t," so I don't anymore.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I think it should be "often." Why else is is spelled that way?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Because English is stoopid like that. I think it depends on where you're from... maybe?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Well, I agree that English has many weird rules. It varies. I know people who say it both ways, and they all live where I live. It was probably pronounced "often" before, but to make it easier people started saying "offen." I think that's what happened to make "raspberry" turn to "razberry."

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Ah. I didn't really know cuz I've never paid attention to how other people say it.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

But there are some words, like subtle for example, that have letters that should be complete ignored (the 'b')

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I guess that's true, but I haven't heard anyone pronounce subtle the way it's spelled. I've heard many people say "OFTen."

by Anonymous 12 years ago

The same reason there's and "o" in "opossum," to confuse foreigners.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

i HATE when people pronounce the t!

by Anonymous 12 years ago

Why?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

i was taught in school that "often" had a silent t, just like "listen." how much would it annoy you if people pronounced the t in listen? that's what it feels like to me.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I say both.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

I thought this was an American vs. British thing.

by Anonymous 12 years ago

People pronounce it "often"?

by Anonymous 12 years ago

The high-brow English and 'luvvies' pronounce it "aaw-finn" ... how pretentious is THAT? Everyone KNOWS that it's mostly pronounced as offin!

by Anonymous 11 years ago