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We're rooting out reddit-speak from the site. No more "news at 11" No more "sure Jan" No more "fork found in kitchen." We're writing our own shit now. (hexbear.net)

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[–] the_robot_from_planet_danger@hexbear.net 9 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Youse and Yoosa sound similar but have entirely different etymology, the former being based on the English form of a Proto-Germanic word derived from Proto-Indo-European, while the latter similar sounding word is derived from Gungan.

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[–] g_mer@hexbear.net 1 point 1 hour ago

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[–] matelt@feddit.uk 3 points 6 hours ago

This guy's a cunning linguist!

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