Featured Broach vs brooch discussion

Hi guys!!
I've been bound up with personal matters for, like, forever. Miss you all <3
I was hoping to find an old thread discussing the pronunciation and use of "broach" vs "brooch."
I recall there were some specific European terms for "pins," which Americans are generally unaware of...
My theory was that Americans avoid using either "broach" or "brooch" in favor of "pins," just to avoid pronouncing either incorrectly.

@ineedhelp ?

 

I think broach is a spelling error that has been made so often that it has crept into use. If I am listing I use brooch and pin as I know Americans often use the search term pins.
In UK broach means to bring up a difficult subject as it’s main meaning. I’d have to cut my arm off to make myself deliberately use broach instead of brooch.

 

in order to broach the subject of the sound of brooch.....I'd have to hear both used in a sentence........ wait...what ....

 

Broach also means to pierce something, and can be used as 'the ships hull was broached'. In British English broach is never correct for jewellery. We do use pin here sometimes, most commonly for a small item (sub brooch size, so for a hat or collar for example) like this:

https://www.bestbadges.co.uk/product/star-badges

We also use badge, most commonly for round decorative or message brooches, generally very cheap/throwaway:

https://www.koolbadges.co.uk/happy-birthday-badge-p-492.html

 

That's breached not broached if it's a ship.

 

Good to have you back scouts !!

 

THIS.
Drives me nuts.
But then, my kids have always called me the spelling/grammar/language police.

 

Yup, but a hole in the hull is a breach.

 

Really nice to e-see ya, Scouts! I never realized the mis-spelling of 'broach' wouldn't be picked up as a brooch by a search engine?

Same in the United States, KSW!

 

Chester draws.

Arg.

 

A "broach" is also a metalworking tool, used in the process of "broaching" - machining precision recesses in metal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broaching_(metalworking)

 

Rod iron.

 

One of my pet hates is ‘exit’ ‘exactly’ and ‘Brexit’ pronounced ‘eggzit’ ‘eggzactly’ and ‘Breggzit’

 

I use pin simply because that's what that's what I've always heard it called.

Now if you want to talk about things that drive me nuts - computer auto correct has made people brain dead! It's common to see an apostrophe before every "s" at the end of a word, even when it shouldn't be there. It makes me crazy when I see it used in a plural word, like "I bought 5 CD's today."

 

"Very unique". "excited for" ....nails, meet chalkboard. That is of course before predictive text and autocorrect get into the act. It's enough to drive a woman to drink.

 

LOL! Please, no missing members

 

This DRIVES ME EL NUTZO.

No idea where this ** alternative** ie wrong spelling originally came from but I am so sick of seeing it.

Have seen the Chester Draws thing too often now ( Sindy Chester Draws,anyone? I see it once a week as a rule. )