Re: Bother You 2018-01-16
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2018 12:20 am
Pixelated vs. pixilated
http://grammarist.com/spelling/pixelated-pixilated/
http://grammarist.com/spelling/pixelated-pixilated/
Though pixelated is the standard spelling of the word meaning rendered with visible pixels, there’s a good reason that spell check does not catch pixilated. Pixilated is an old, seldom-used Americanism dating from the middle of the 19th century and peaking (in this use) in the middle 20th century. It meant (1) crazed, bewildered, or whimsical, or (2) intoxicated.1 ...