Here’s mine:

Mozart had a pet starling, and when it died he arranged for a full funeral and burial, and composed a poem in memory of his bird, which he read at the service.

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[–] 13 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Oh, speaking of weird spellings. The first letter of NATO alphabet is spelled "Alfa" not "Alpha".

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  • [–] 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    For people who want to know why - it makes the pronunciation less ambiguous for non-English speakers, since the NATO Alphabet was developed for use by English, French, and Spanish speakers.

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