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'Drawers' not 'draws'

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singingnutty Fri 13-Apr-18 19:51:42

Apologies if this has been brought up before. I cringe when people write 'draws' instead of ' drawers'. This happens all the time on the Buy swap or sell type sites on the internet. They will refer to 'chest of draws' or 'table with a draw' or similar phrases. I suppose because so many people now misspell the word it will soon be alright to do so. Grrrrrr!

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etheltbags1 Sat 14-Apr-18 23:04:32

In the north east we say dramas for a chest of drawers, we never refer to knickers as drawers. I had a friend who had a London accent and called knickers drawers, pronouncing every letter fully. Maybe it's a north south thing.

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etheltbags1 Sat 14-Apr-18 23:06:24

I meant to say drars not dramas maybe we are making a drama out of a dra

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grannyticktock Sun 15-Apr-18 14:11:18

Many Scots and Irish - and probably some northern English - speakers do still pronounce the "ers" and make the distinction that must once have been standard.

A related issue is when (English) speakers say "thawring" instead of "thawing". It makes me want to ask them when it stopped snowring.

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