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This is so dumb but I love it so much. I’m gonna create another account just to upvote this brilliant idiocy.

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  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    The fact it's not called "antomolgoy" is a tragically wasted opportunity.

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    This is actually how I remember the difference. Ents for ants, ets for etc.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    I'm totally here for the sentiment, but I think it's just because the average person might not know one or the other of these words. They're both pretty specific in their usage.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    Etymologoid is something like the history of a word.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    I hate you for making me read this with my own eyes.

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