NintendoPie said:
It has double meanings in "American" English. Thanks for clearing that up! |
Yes, but the real reason is because American English is a simplification of British English, and one of the things simplified in our version of English is the elimination of "Y" where the "Y" sound is the same as an "I". The exception to this is when "Y" is at the end of a word, or the suffix "-ing" is used. (i.e. simplifying)
Same reason why American English dropped the "U" in favorite and honour, and the "A" in pedophile. The funny thing is the Brits pronounce favorite the same as us, they just insist on writing the word with an "our" sound rather than an "or" sound. In US English we dropped the use of AE in all but true Latin words.
