It's clique not click!

[Pinkywoo]

I'm so sick of seeing this, there's not a cool mum click, it's a clique, and they're not clicky (well if their joints are anything like mine they might be) they're cliquey! and breathe

This drives me mad too.

And me!

And me! See also reins/ reigns.

You're right, but I think this is one where common usage will change the meaning. Click will become accepted and clique will die out.

Oh yes! It makes my teeth itch

Glad it's not just me, I don't know about other accents but to me they're not even pronounced the same.

This is worse. Not much but a bit!

It is click not clique these days as more people get it wrong than right. It is a word that has evolved.

At least they sound the same so you can understand the mistake, like border/boarder.

Careful OP someone will be along to tell you border and boarder don’t sound anything alike!

Me too.

Disclaimer - in MY accent they sound the same!

Ect( electroconvulsive therapy) used for etcetera instead of etc !!!!

Mine too but someone will start taking about rhotic sounds

Yes!! And I hate Pooh! Like really??

What? Of course it hasn’t evolved. People are just getting it wrong.

Poor Winnie!

Ha ha yes! Agree totally.

Yes, just read a thread about a mum 'click'. But you can't say anything, even just in a nice, helpful way, because people say you're being mean! So nobody gets to learn from their mistakes anymore and we end up with draw instead of drawer and whatnot.

Oh thank God. OP: this thread is the Lord's work.

Looked at a house on Rightmove yesterday which was described as having ‘mature boarders’. Not very enticing. Should be under for investors only.
I wonder how much of this is due to auto correct that the poster assumes is right.
It’s autocorrect gone mad!

This is not acceptable, I shall start a national campaign immediately.

I'm with you op. See also que instead of cue - I always hear it in Manuel from Fawlty Tower's accent

If 95% of English speakers use click not clique, is it still wrong? I would give up the fight on this one.

If 95% of English speakers use click not clique, is it still wrong? I would give up the fight on this one.