Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe LONDON, March 13 (UPI) -- A writer for Britain's the Guardian said changes to the English language resulting from errors include dropping an "n" from "umpire." David Shariatmadari wrote errors such as misspellings and mispronunciations often lead to permanent changes to the English language, such as dropping the letter "n" from the start of words including "apron," "umpire" and "adder." Advertisement Shariatmadari said metathesis, switching around the letters or syllables of a word, led to "waps" becoming "wasp," "brid" becoming "bird" and "hros" turning into "horse." He wrote the process of the language changing appears to be continuing, as the "d" is rarely pronounced in "Wednesday" and the "t" has been slowly vanishing from "Christmas." Read More Arsenal striker accused of drunken conduct in taxi cab Security footage of amorous real estate agents released to TV show Police: Man with toddler in the car solicited prostitute Target apologizes for poor Photoshop in bathing suit ad Lawsuit: Tax collector like 'Adolf Hitler' to subordinates