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Can anyone explain why and when the spelling of the word "style" was changed to "stylee"? Does the alteration in spelling affect the word's meaning? Finally, is "stylee" ever spoken aloud (I don't think I've heard it) and if so, how is it pronounced?

― Paul Remak, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 15:39 (twenty-three years ago)

Can anyone explain why and when the spelling of the word "style" was changed to "stylee"?
Can't explain why but the answer to when is: never.

― dave225 (Dave225), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 15:41 (twenty-three years ago)

Im guessing its the same illiterates who came up with 'Riddums.'

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 15:43 (twenty-three years ago)

I vaguely recall having heard the Beastie Boys referring to something as having some sort of "[insert B-Boy adjective here] STYLEE".

― nickalicious, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 15:44 (twenty-three years ago)

Do either of those predate "Freaky Styley"? (1985)

― dave225 (Dave225), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 15:47 (twenty-three years ago)

Because it rhymes with more words?

― Leo Lonergan (Leo), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 15:55 (twenty-three years ago)

I think it comes from ragga / reggae. Commonly used by non-Jamaicans in an ironic, eh, stylee (pron.: sty-LEE)

― JoB (JoB), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 16:03 (twenty-three years ago)

the spelling of "style" has not been changed

― g (graysonlane), Tuesday, 26 November 2002 16:21 (twenty-three years ago)

I first heard it in reggae, probably as early as 1981 (e.g., from Mikey Dread's Beyond World War III, "Israel (12 Tribe) Stylee").

― Rockist Scientist, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 16:42 (twenty-three years ago)

Not that that's where I probably heard it first.

― Rockist Scientist, Tuesday, 26 November 2002 16:50 (twenty-three years ago)

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