nostr:npub10d5zhp5atut9hcmyyslxdr07s65tj45q72wxvg229ajwjvmpqugq6lvvxa side note: at work I often read notes and things from people without much background in writing/language, and there are so many times I've seen people use jive instead of jibe. Actually, I've heard people use it in conversation too.

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nostr:npub175l80yqmw7jrh79385lpcdaqdgwvxm25leflgqqedmjpkalphvnqyv55we I haven't run into that, that I've noticed, but I can visualize it happening. I catch myself on occasion using the wrong word.

I have to wonder how much of it originates first from speech. For instance, accent. I was raised in New York where dog sounds more like douhg. Similarly, a lazy "b" in jibe could become jive as we type what we hear in our head.