To make, snew, a plausible word in the English language.

The Issue

The purpose of this petition is to get the word, snew, popular enough that it creates a plausible variation in the English language, in which people naturally inflict the past tense of snow as snew.

When observing some common words in the past tense:

  • Fly, Flew
  • Blow, Blew
  • Know, Knew
  • Swear, Swore
  • Throw, Threw 
  • Snow, Snowed...?

Would it make sense to say "Flied" instead of "Flew"? What about "Blowed" instead of "Blew"?! Or how about "Knowed" instead "Knew"? You wouldn't say "Sweared" and "Throwed", you would say "Swore" and "Threw". Correct me if I'm wrong but are these not the the ways we were taught to say these words as we were learning English in elementary school?

So why would we say "Snowed" and not "Snew" when referring to the past tense of the word snow? 

Even famous authors have implied the word snew into their works because it actually makes sense. Geoffrey Chaucer, known as the Father of English literature, also the famous author of The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer used the word snew in his The Franklin and The Cook;

"It snew in his house of meat and drink."

In conclusion it is up to us, to make this variation from "snowed" to "snew". Do you want your future children to wake you one winter morning saying, "Guess what Mom/Dad?! It snowed so much last night we have a snow day!' No, lets breed a generation in which our children and the future generations to come can be taught the proper ways speak and write. "Guess what Mom/Dad?! It snew so much last night we have a snow day!" 

Snew 

/snoo/

verb

to snow; past tense of snow

"It snew right before sunrise and as the sun peaked over the horizon the snow sparkled like falling glitter."

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The Issue

The purpose of this petition is to get the word, snew, popular enough that it creates a plausible variation in the English language, in which people naturally inflict the past tense of snow as snew.

When observing some common words in the past tense:

  • Fly, Flew
  • Blow, Blew
  • Know, Knew
  • Swear, Swore
  • Throw, Threw 
  • Snow, Snowed...?

Would it make sense to say "Flied" instead of "Flew"? What about "Blowed" instead of "Blew"?! Or how about "Knowed" instead "Knew"? You wouldn't say "Sweared" and "Throwed", you would say "Swore" and "Threw". Correct me if I'm wrong but are these not the the ways we were taught to say these words as we were learning English in elementary school?

So why would we say "Snowed" and not "Snew" when referring to the past tense of the word snow? 

Even famous authors have implied the word snew into their works because it actually makes sense. Geoffrey Chaucer, known as the Father of English literature, also the famous author of The Canterbury Tales. Chaucer used the word snew in his The Franklin and The Cook;

"It snew in his house of meat and drink."

In conclusion it is up to us, to make this variation from "snowed" to "snew". Do you want your future children to wake you one winter morning saying, "Guess what Mom/Dad?! It snowed so much last night we have a snow day!' No, lets breed a generation in which our children and the future generations to come can be taught the proper ways speak and write. "Guess what Mom/Dad?! It snew so much last night we have a snow day!" 

Snew 

/snoo/

verb

to snow; past tense of snow

"It snew right before sunrise and as the sun peaked over the horizon the snow sparkled like falling glitter."

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Petition created on February 18, 2014