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[–] 80 points 4 months ago (10 children)

I don't think anyone has mentioned "helicopter" yet. It's not heli and copter like you might think. It's helico like helix meaning spiral and pter like pterodactyl meaning winged.

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  • [–] 22 points 4 months ago (6 children)

    Does that mean it has a silent P and we’ve all been pronouncing it wrong this whole time?

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Alternatively, we've been saying Pterodactyl wrong this whole time

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