is there much difference between thick and thickle? I did look it up but it is not saying much on it. would you use them differently?
I've not come across 'thickle', not saying it's not a word though, but a quick search on the interweb gives nothing. Do you mean 'fickle'? If so, then yes there is a huge difference. Thick means a few things: unintelligent, or it can refer to the physical thickness of something (as in measurements). Fickle means you change your mind a lot What is your definition of 'thickle'
To my understanding, thick is when two sides of an object are relatively far apart, and thickle is a person that takes a long time to understand something... TheComet
Around here, 'thick' and 'thickle' can both mean being slow to understand. Using thick in that way is slang.
This, according to the urban dictionary, which is the same as 'thick'. ''someone who is slow and doesnt understand whats going on''
It'll be slang then, it's certainly non standard. Where I live, 'thickle' isn't a word that's widely used, if at all. If you want your writing to be realistic then it might be worth doing a bit of research into what areas this word is used in, and not all readers might understand what it means. In short: Thick: standard Thickle: slang (regional) and non-standard Both mean, as far as I can see, someone who is intellectually impaired, basically.
I live in London I have heard it said many times but I get it confused with ''fickle'' in sound sometimes. which part of England are you from?
We use thick. I'd never heard of thickle before this - had to look it up and, like others, only found it in the Urban Dictionary (which most likely means it's also slang). Thickle is certainly not a 'word' I would use.
I'm from the North of England, and I've not heard it said ever, certainly not amongst my age group (young adults). It's probably a regional thing, that's one of the things I love about the English language, the huge variations in the dialects used in different areas.
I would say (ie IMHO) thickle would only be used by someone writing in the area that uses the word, the character would use it, the author would use a word more common to the average reader.
