Interesting observation but it seems to be Crape Myrtle only in the US? The rest of the world recognises Lagerstroemia as Crepe Myrtle. The origin of the name appears to be because the flowers look a little like crepe paper which would make Crepe myrtle correct would it not?
I'm with you on this one!
It does put me off when someone emphasizes the "bOne" a bit too much......with a really long O sound. Ryan Neil tends to do this.
It's actually both--crape or crepe. Like "colour" and "color" there is no "correct" way to spell it. There's no need to slight us Americans for using a different spelling than "the rest of the world" (which isn't really true.)
And no, the name's attribution is varied, some say it's derived from what the flowers look like, others say "crape" is from the old French word for "crimson" the COLOR of the flowers, or "crepe" from the Greek word for Mulberry--which Crape Myrtle is related to.the insistence on using "yamadori" to apply only to trees that adhere to the literal translation of the word (when even the Japanese really don't do that) and then holding a grudge against those the word use the word for general collected trees. the absolute bullheadedness in refusing to get a decent (doesn't have to be expensive) pot for their trees. Then there's the "what kind of tree is this" or "what do I do now" questions AFTER they've dug it up...
I just realized I did that on April fools’ day.
I am guilty on a few occasions for the “what kind of tree is this” after I’ve dug them up. So far they are the trash trees that we want to take out anyway. Most recent one was a tallow with a nice trunk that I dug up in the winter. As soon as the buds break, it went into the trash can. No guilt on that one.It's actually both--crape or crepe. Like "colour" and "color" there is no "correct" way to spell it. There's no need to slight us Americans for using a different spelling than "the rest of the world" (which isn't really true.)
More generally, some minor annoyances
I'm on your wife's side. I'll never pronounce it "correctly"
But but but we are ALL BNutters! You are discriminating half of us.
Uncle, that would be a good episode of Swamp People but a bonsai version.
My lady mumbled sumting about dry cleaning and buying washable dress suits.
