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Kim kardashian West wrongly spells the name of a particular breed of horse she bought for her daughter.
She bought 14 of this breed and still couldn't spell it right and couldn't be bothered to check for the correct spelling.
This incident has sparked an underlying debate on Twitter as tweeps struggle to understand just how much power money brings.
The horses are "friesian horses" and FRIESLAND is where they come from. Some tweeps from friesland took offence and have corrected the KUWTK-star but her fans are not having it.

human beings!! just correct her and move on

go school u say Sam na to dey do yansh implant full her head

FreakDesign:
Just small mistake na him hungry blogger blogger wan use her chop

She too wan use that error chop sef...Na clout...I don't believe she no fit do small Google to get the correct spelling.
#hoesgonbehoes

offset67:
go school u say Sam na to dey do yansh implant full her head

How are we sure that you even knew there was anything called friesian horse prior to now? Point, it is not a very common English word. Anyway could get the spelling wrong.

Mahn, that’s one beautiful horse!
It’s so cool to own 14 of these beauties

eyizlive:
She too wan use that error chop sef...Na clout...I don't believe she no fit do small Google to get the correct spelling.
#hoesgonbehoes

You only go on Google if you feel unsure of the spelling. It's possible she felt confident with her wrong spelling.

Every successful woman is a hoe to you guys, this someone's wife o. She's a famous billionaire woman married to a famous billionaire man with a beautiful child. She has a very successful brand and does not need to hoe for any man for money. Her husband never accused her of cheating. So why are you calling her names? Money + fame + family, she's living the dream of everyone.

etrange:
You only go on Google if you feel unsure of the spelling. It's possible she felt confident with her wrong spelling.

Every successful woman is a hoe to you guys, this someone's wife o. She's a famous billionaire woman married to a famous billionaire man with a beautiful child. She has a very successful brand and does not need to hoe for any man for money. Her husband never accused her of cheating. So why are you calling her names? Money + fame + family, she's living the dream of everyone.

I don't want to sound insultive but is that what you do?
A word she spelt wrong twice and this is your argument for her?
And you're correct she's living the life.

eyizlive:
I don't want to sound insultive but is that what you do?
A word she spelt wrong twice and this is your argument for her?
And you're correct she's living the life.

She spelt it wrong twice because it never occurred to her the spelling was wrong. It was not a mistake (accidental), it was an error (lack of knowledge). That doesn't make it deliberate. Anybody could be in that position just like you didn't know "insultive" is not a standard English word.

_{Btw, I wouldn't care if you sounded insulting, that's what NL is known for anyway.}

etrange:
She spelt it wrong twice because it never occurred to her the spelling was wrong. It was not a mistake (accidental), it was an error (lack of knowledge). That doesn't make it deliberate. Anybody could be in that position just like you didn't know "insultive" is not a standard English word.

_{Btw, I wouldn't care if you sounded insulting, that's what NL is known for anyway.}

Since you know about standard english words I'm sure you know that:
*It's not free from regional differences
*friesland is a place (the origin of the horses) not some English word that could become non-standard tomorrow because some "professors" don't like it.

eyizlive:
Since you know about standard english words I'm sure you know that:
*It's not free from regional differences
*friesland is a place (the origin of the horses) not some English word that could become non-standard tomorrow because some "professors" don't like it.

Friesland is a place but you'd have to know the horse was named based on that fact that it originated from that place to know the spelling. She might know what someone from there is called but might not be aware that's the basis for naming the horse. Even if she didn't know about the place and what people from there are called, it's still an error caused by limited knowledge and not necessarily clout chasing. Friesland is a region in the Netherlands, you can't possibly tell me you know all the regions there and what people from each are called.

_{You don't have to be defensive, "insultive" is a frequent error in countries that speak English as a second language. No English language testing institution would accept that regardless of the region. Whether it becomes standard tomorrow or not is another thing entirely.}

etrange:
Friesland is a place but you'd have to know the horse was named based on that fact that it originated from that place to know the spelling. She might know what someone from there is called but might not be aware that's the basis for naming the horse. Even if she didn't know about the place and what people from there are called, it's still an error caused by limited knowledge and not necessarily clout chasing. Friesland is a region in the Netherlands, you can't possibly tell me you know all the regions there and what people from each are called.

_{You don't have to be defensive, "insultive" is a frequent error in countries that speak English as a second language. It is called malapropism (the use of an incorrect word in place of a word with a similar sound). No English language testing institution would accept that regardless of the region. Whether it becomes standard tomorrow or not is another thing entirely.}

Let me breakdown what you're saying... She bought 14 horses from somewhere she doesn't know. She just likes them and doesn't care what they're called until when she wanted to post it. Then she asks someone for the name and after hearing it, just assumed she could spell it. Is that right?

I wasn't defending myself, insultive is a word although non-standard. I'm not an Englishman neither is this an exam hall. There's nothing called a "freesian horse", so stop trying to compare.

eyizlive:
Let me breakdown what you're saying... She bought 14 horses from somewhere she doesn't know. She just likes them and doesn't care what they're called until when she wanted to post it. Then she asks someone for the name and after hearing it, just assumed she could spell it. Is that right?

I wasn't defending myself, insultive is a word although non-standard. I'm not an Englishman neither is this an exam hall. There's nothing called a "freesian horse", so stop trying to compare.

Wow! So you assume she actually went to the Netherlands to buy the horse? Do you guys in Nigeria go to Germany to buy a German shepherd? Oga, I live in North America and you can buy this horse from many breeding houses around here. The spelling she gave would have the same pronunciation as the correct word so she might have always called it correctly and just didn't know the spelling. An error is not a crime and not unusual.

"Insultive" is just an error that is very frequent. Anybody could coin anything and call it a word but regardless of how you paint it, it is still an error cause when you were making that post, I bet your intention wasn't to employ a "non standard word". You probably didn't know it wasn't an acceptable English word until I called your attention to it. And here you are justifying the usage.

etrange:
Wow! So you assume she actually went to the Netherlands to buy the horse? Do you guys in Nigeria go to Germany to buy a German shepherd? Oga, I live in North America and you can buy this horse from many breeding houses around here. The spelling she gave would have the same pronunciation as the correct word so she might have always called it correctly and just didn't know the spelling. An error is not a crime and not unusual.

"Insultive" is just an error that is very frequent. Anybody could coin anything and call it a word but regardless of how you paint it, it is still an error cause when you were making that post, I bet your intention wasn't to employ a "non standard word". You probably didn't know it wasn't an acceptable English word until I called your attention to it. And here you are justifying the usage.

Firstly, yes, I didn't know it wasn't standard but the comparison you're making is what I'm correcting.
Secondly, I need you to point-out where I insinuated that she had to go to friesland to buy the horses.
Thirdly, an error is not a crime but this here is not an error but clout-chasing (also not a crime) and your love/respect for Kim won't change that. So unless you want to tell me Kim isn't aware that the pronunciation of words aren't always equal to their spelling, you have no point here.

eyizlive:
Firstly, yes, I didn't know it wasn't standard but the comparison you're making is what I'm correcting.
Secondly, I need you to point-out where I insinuated that she had to go to friesland to buy the horses.
Thirdly, an error is not a crime but this here is not an error but clout-chasing (also not a crime) and your love/respect for Kim won't change that. So unless you want to tell me Kim isn't aware that the pronunciation of words aren't always equal to their spelling, you have no point here.

And I'm telling there's nothing that evidently shows it's clout chasing. You're only presenting your assumption as a fact and that's fallacious. And that is even a funny assumption cause deliberate wrong spellings wouldn't get Kim, one of the most famous female celebrities in the world, any more attention than her family tv series or her pictures or her brand or her husband would get her. When it comes to proper nouns like people's names, names of places, etc., wrong spelling is very common even amongst native speakers so it's not a matter of knowing that words aren't necessarily pronounced according to words.

Concluding I'm saying these cause I love Kim goes to show how hastily you make your assumptions. I've not even seen a complete episode of her family show. I'm trying to be logical with my perspectives unlike some people who are calling her a clout chaser or a "hoe" based on pure sentiments and no evidence.

etrange:
And I'm telling there's nothing that evidently shows it's clout chasing. You're only presenting your assumption as a fact and that's fallacious. And that is even a funny assumption cause deliberate wrong spellings wouldn't get Kim, one of the most famous female celebrities in the world, any more attention than her family tv series or her pictures or her brand or her husband would get her. When it comes to proper nouns like people's names, names of places, etc., wrong spelling is very common even amongst native speakers so it's not a matter of knowing that words aren't necessarily pronounced according to words.

Concluding I'm saying these cause I love Kim goes to show how hastily you make your assumptions. I've not even seen a complete episode of her family show. I'm trying to be logical with my perspectives unlike some people who are calling her a clout chaser or a "hoe" based on pure sentiments and no evidence.

Boy, this is tiring and I can't relate to your "logical perspectives" so here are facts.
*kim bleeped for fame and money (if that's not a hoe and a clout-chaser, you're delusional)
*she bought those horses, she likes those horses and typed "freesian" twice. It's not a typo and if she didn't know the correct spelling she could have googled it but she didn't.
Honestly I don't know what she stands to gain but I know clout-chasing done right is big bucks. so if you're waiting for me to upload a video where she would say she did it for clout (evidence) well...that would explain a lot about you.

eyizlive:
Boy, this is tiring and I can't relate to your "logical perspectives" so here are facts.
*kim bleeped for fame and money (if that's not a hoe and a clout-chaser, you're delusional)
*she bought those horses, she likes those horses and typed "freesian" twice. It's not a typo and if she didn't know the correct spelling she could have googled it but she didn't.
Honestly I don't know what she stands to gain but I know clout-chasing done right is big bucks. so if you're waiting for me to upload a video where she would say she did it for clout (evidence) well...that would explain a lot about you.

A "hoe" is supposedly someone who sleeps with different men. Kim is a married woman with a family who hasn't been accused of cheating. Kim's sex tape with someone she was dating when she was 22 got leaked and she sued the company who paid dearly for it outside court. Besides, she wasn't the only person whose sex got leaked that period but hers went viral cause she was already popular even before the tape. If your point is that anyone who has sex before marriage is a hoe, that's fine, she is one. But then, who isn't?

Ok, let's agree she was chasing clout then since it's a possibility that shouldn't be ruled out, that is not even our argument now. You posited that she made this exact post for clout and I am saying that's an assumption. I don't buy into that assumption cause there are a million things she could use to take over the social media if such was her aim. But again, I'm not ruling it off, I'm saying you shouldn't present your thoughts or assumptions like facts because you could be wrong. You'd agree with me if you aren't being sentimental.

I never for once said the error was a typo. I have always maintained it was an error (limited knowledge) and I am sure there are names you think you know how to spell but can't. Even auto correct wouldn't help you with such unpopular names that are not of English origin. Like I said, you simply made an assumption, the ideal thing was to use words like "probably", "might", etc. since you don't have any evidence. But your sentiments wouldn't let you.

Who english epp sef. Abeg me dey find money

etrange:
A "hoe" is supposedly someone who sleeps with different men. Kim is a married woman with a family who hasn't been accused of cheating. Kim's sex tape with someone she was dating when she was 22 got leaked and she sued the company who paid dearly for it outside court. Besides, she wasn't the only person whose sex got leaked that period but hers went viral cause she was already popular even before the tape. If your point is that anyone who has sex before marriage is a hoe, that's fine, she is one. But then, who isn't?

Ok, let's agree she was chasing clout then since it's a possibility that shouldn't be ruled out, that is not even our argument now. You posited that she made this exact post for clout and I am saying that's an assumption. I don't buy into that assumption cause there are a million things she could use to take over the social media if such was her aim. But again, I'm not ruling it off, I'm saying you shouldn't present your thoughts or assumptions like facts because you could be wrong. You'd agree with me if you aren't being sentimental.

I never for once said the error was a typo. I have always maintained it was an error (limited knowledge) and I am sure there are names you think you know how to spell but can't. Even auto correct wouldn't help you with such unpopular names that are not of English origin. Like I said, you simply made an assumption, the ideal thing was to use words like "probably", "might", etc. since you don't have any evidence. But your sentiments wouldn't let you.

I appreciate the fact that we had this argument without insults...and I'll prolly stop using the WORD " insultive".
As for me being sentimental cuz you think I hate her, I couldn't agree cuz I don't hate wealthy people (including hoes) but like the statement you made, there are a million other stunts a Kim k could pull to go viral, so why this one?
Now, I might be wrong and who knows, her account could even have been hacked or worse, she's border line stupid and doesn't care who knows...
She's living the life tho', she deserves it and I respect her but that don't mean when I see shii I call it gold because it came from a celeb.

this horse na