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Right, the distinction I'm making is this isn't just "normalized" but actually the correct spelling. As in, if a newspaper editor saw it written as "drive-through" they would be obliged to correct it.
Suppose both aight?
I still call it an air-port.
All my homies call them aerodromes.
My kid calls it a plane station and frankly it’s growing on me
I’m down for that
Or we could go with train-port.
I'm gonna take a ride in a aero
“I would like to send this letter to the Prussian Consulate in Siam by aeromail. Am I too late for the 4.30 autogyro?”
How about a nite-lite?
The correct way would be "drive-through."
"Drive-thru" is purposely spelled wrong to attract attention. The same as "Krispy Kreme" or "Dunkin' Donuts." It's only "correct" in that it has become ubiquitous through usage.
What you are describing is called "language"
"You" wasn't always allowed to be singular. Colour vs color. Doughnut can be donut. Etc. Languages evolve over time, and "drive-thru" is in plenty of dictionaries.
Yup, "drive through" is an instruction, "drive-thru" is a noun. So you'll drive through the drive-thru.
Pretty sure thru is to save space.
Yup, esp since it's often written on the pavement.