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[–] SpeakinTelnet@sh.itjust.works 62 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Mi-scel-la-ne-ous

As a non-native, fuck that word

[–] robocall@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As a native, fuck that word. I also dislike spelling the word convenience.

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 year ago

Well...That is very convenient.

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Here's more reason to hate English

https://ncf.idallen.com/english.html

[–] joneskind@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Wait until you learn about buoyancy

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[–] SolarNialamide@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Acquaintance is that word for me. I just type 'aqu' and my phone handles the rest. God help me if I ever have to write that down without access to the internet. I also let my phone handle 'necessary' because I never know how many c's and s's there are and where they go.

[–] GreenMario@lemm.ee 46 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] kamen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Wed-en-ee-es-day

[–] marine_mustang@sh.itjust.works 37 points 1 year ago (3 children)

bu·reauc·ra·cy

Yeah Webster, that doesn’t really help.

[–] killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Reauc and reoull ain't noise pollution

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

Actually, the · are silent.

Glad I could help.

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[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Suns-day Moons-day Tyrs-day Wodens-day Thors-day Frias-day Saturns-day

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (2 children)

You guys really have to stop starting weeks on the wrong day.

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're right, Woden the All-father should be first.

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[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

On Thursday? But I like Thor.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

That's fine, we all like Thor.

[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I like how there are days for the sun and the moon, a bunch of nordic gods and then Saturn for some reason.

[–] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

It wasn't enough that he got Saturnalia

[–] AEsheron@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

They were all celestial bodies. The rest just got more myth attached to them. The Norse names are all sort of kinda mostly the equivalents of the Roman counterparts, and those are famously where we get the names for the planets.

Sunday

Moonday

Mercuryday

Jupiterday

Venusday

Saturnday

Ther wasn't a great Norse version of Saturn, so it just kept its name. Even as it is, some of those conversions are pretty flimsy.

[–] clearedtoland@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago (5 children)
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[–] BananaPeal@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 year ago

Using a mnemonic device IS smart.

[–] Tigbitties@kbin.social 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] clearedtoland@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Jim Carey forever helped us spell that word.

I think of him every time.

[–] Clent@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Beauty Beauty-full Beautiful

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Rest-AWWWW-ront

[–] appel@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)
[–] BananaPeal@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is there a possibly that I'm Gregnant?

[–] appel@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Grrrregnant!

[–] kid4today@feddit.uk 11 points 1 year ago (2 children)

For me it’s always ‘bus-in-ess’

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Busy-ness

Busi-ness

That's how I do it.

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[–] aggelalex@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

I've given up long ago, now I just write önsdag and whoever gets it gets it

[–] FARTYSHARTBLAST@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Massachusetts

[–] genoxidedev1@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd have still read it like that even without the dashes 😂

Honestly, if you don't say/think it like that your life is sad and I pity you with the utmost sincerety 😤🫶🏻.

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 3 points 1 year ago

I think you mean Woden's-day

[–] Wollang@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

1-800-ABCDEFG !

[–] dan@startrek.website 2 points 1 year ago
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