First Of All:

People have been using the word ‘firstable’ in place of the phrase ‘first of all’ for a little while.

And now it’s officially a thing apparently.

Whether it’s a malapropism, where people have actually misheard the phrase ‘first of all’ and are just going with a similar sounding word, or whether time constraints in the modern world are such that we just ain’t got time to write an entire phrase anymore, we don’t know.

However, Buzzfeed today alerted the world to this lamentable etymological fact, reporting that, according to Twitter tracker Topsy, ‘firstable’ has been used 96 times in the last month.

Now they mention it.



FIRSTABLE HARRY SPRAYS HIS EYES WITH THE PERFUME AND NOW HE SLIPS OVER AFTER GETTING OUT THE POOL THATS WHY I LOVE HIM

— ♡reb♡ (@guccireb) June 8, 2013



too honest? what is wrong with being TOO honest and firstable, there's no such thing as TOO honest. #YouMadBro?

— Dead Rain (@DeadLoneWolf) October 2, 2011

Secondable, we even have a Twitter account @1stofall that corrects people when they use firstable by mistake.



@princeclemmings I think you mean "First of all"

— First of All (@1stofall_) November 12, 2014



@aniIingus I think you mean "First of all"

— First of All (@1stofall_) November 12, 2014

Everyone’s mourning the sad demise of the English language on Twitter.



Wait… So some people actually think the expressions are firstable and secondable instead of first of all and second of all….?

— SuitsSuitMe (@SuitsSuitMe) November 12, 2014



Firstable is not a word you cretins

— Sweet Baby Bladefoot (@jatierose) November 12, 2014

But, some are arguing that, actually, language is meant to evolve over time, adapting to social and political trends.



@BuzzFeed but it's not actually dumb at all… That's how language develops

— David Lawrence (@MrDaveLawrence) November 12, 2014

For better or worse.



@BuzzFeed well, all languages are like living entities, they're always evolving, changing… For Better or for worst. This time for worst

— Simon Says Follow (@Lhiz_Jordn) November 12, 2014

So, thirdable, we might all be saying it soon.





Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2014/11/12/firstable-meaning-first-of-all-is-probably-a-word-now-and-thats-just-how-it-is-4945799/#ixzz48Xk1EMUi