I once spoke with a Southerner about favorite books. They recommended a series they called "The Will of Time".
Only later I found out they were talking about The Wheel of Time.
I once spoke with a Southerner about favorite books. They recommended a series they called "The Will of Time".
Only later I found out they were talking about The Wheel of Time.
Banal sounds like canal
Thing is, language is constantly changing, so if enough people say it wrong, it makes it correct over time.
As an example, people have been using nauseous incorrectly for so long, that it's now correct again.
I could care less.
I pronounced puddle as poodle up into my thirtys. Maybe I didn't use it too often so it wasn't noticed. My second wife did. Absolutely scundered!
February
ITT: people who care about how you represent yourself are evil, apparently.
I suspect people got a little butt-hurt when they discover their shirt is a little stuffed.
Insurmountainable - Michael Scott
Açaí
I pacifically told you!!!!
Kibosh
My teacher told me that he'd fail me if I mispronounced "Data" as "Da ta" and not "Dait a". So I always mispronounce it
I don't know if this is weird, but someone told me I say "ideology" weird because I say "id-ee-aa-luh-jee" instead of "ai-dee-aa-luh-jee", and I still never changed the pronunciation anyway.
Supposably
Ja-lap-e-no chips
First time I saw giraffe in a book I thought it was pronounced Grr-Ah-Fee.
A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
If you made it this far, showerthoughts is accepting new mods. This community is generally tame so its not a lot of work, but having a few more mods would help reports get addressed a little sooner.
Whats it like to be a mod? Reports just show up as messages in your Lemmy inbox, and if a different mod has already addressed the report, the message goes away and you never worry about it.