Rawr! I just saw this word abused in a topic today, (not naming names, but will link the topic if pressed) and it really grated on me! They used it in this way “my udder revulsion” and they didn’t mean cow teats squicked them out! I realize, they are phonetically spelling it. But, why do they even say it that way in the first place?! Utter, and udder are two completely different words, pronounced differently, and with different meanings. Please, re-learn to type the word you mean, you know who you are! kthxbai
ETA: I’ve noticed this on another message board, and other places on the net too. Just today really struck me and I decided to speak up.
Well, get me some heavy cream, put it in a clean jar, and shake it up so’s I can have some fresh butter for my toast then, since there are so many udders around? Of course, that’s assuming they are at full output too, hmmm…
That just makes a past experience all the more creepy.
Years ago I worked as a consultant for a small company. The owners urged everyone to wear a costume on Halloween. One of the owners wore a cow costume, complete with plastic udder. It looked like he had four erections.
Oh, goodie, people are just going to milk this for all its worth. And I’m betting the poor pun displays we’ve seen are still the cream of the crop! What are the odds things get worse before they get better? I’d say half-and-half.
Now getting back to the subject at hand – Get it? At hand. Udders. Milking – I actually pronounce the Ts in “utter” as Ts myself. I say “utter” and not “udder.”
Same here, but I hear a lot of people saying them as "D"s, so that’s what I figure happened. They said the word, they typed what they heard. All I ask, is that now they know they make this error, they be on the watch for it, and type "T"s in the word instead.
Of course, that’s assuming they are at full output too, hmmm…