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Afrikalijapon t1_je6lsmp wrote
Reply to comment by Single_Reporter_6369 in English is such an unreasonable language that spelling is a national sport by eldrolamam
Haha, yes! I thought American kids were stupid, turns out it's the language
refloats t1_je6ljtf wrote
Reply to comment by RoosterPorn in Your brain is the most important part of your body, says your brain... by skilshu
Funfact: the more research we do, the more we learn about how the brain and heart are constantly working together (also called heart intelligence) by constantly sending incentives to each other. The heart has even a bigger EM field than the brain does.
MLreninja OP t1_je6lisi wrote
Reply to comment by MagicMark0511 in Your Stomach doesn’t think potato soup is mashed by MLreninja
It’s a counter-thought to the overused “your stomach thinks all potatoes are mashed”
foxxytroxxy t1_je6la17 wrote
Reply to comment by Zarniwoooop in You can't dig half a hole by Leafsong-Warriors
There's a shadow hanging over me, oh yesterhole came suddenly
noname942 t1_je6l8wk wrote
Reply to comment by AC2BHAPPY in English is such an unreasonable language that spelling is a national sport by eldrolamam
no
at least not in most of them
Sounds match to letters almost perfectly so it's just not a problem.
noname942 t1_je6l5j8 wrote
Reply to comment by domotor2 in English is such an unreasonable language that spelling is a national sport by eldrolamam
> I think English spelling is reasonable most of the time
You sure about that? Every word is pronounced and spelled differently, letters don't match sounds 1:1 as they are supposed to, unlike in most other languages
PomegranateIll7303 t1_je6krt9 wrote
Reply to comment by Xralius in Maroon is navy red by respect-the-mask
Thank for for giving me some rational for hating it. I always hated FSU so as a kid it was fuck maroon that’s for criminoles
Green_Evening t1_je6knq6 wrote
Reply to Maroon is navy red by respect-the-mask
Navy Blue is called such, not because of its darkness, but because that was the shade of blue used by the British Royal Navy uniforms. The "Navy" refers to its use by that branch of the military.
If the army used a similarly dark red, then you could argue it's "Navy Red" but instead they wore a brighter scarlet.
So I would argue that bright red is the real "Navy Red".
daHob t1_je6kmyc wrote
Reply to You can't dig half a hole by Leafsong-Warriors
I bet I could find a large number of drill sergeants that would vocally disagree with you.
AC2BHAPPY t1_je6kkjm wrote
... do they really not have spelling competitions in other languages
wakatenai t1_je6kgac wrote
Reply to comment by jishnumenona in English is such an unreasonable language that spelling is a national sport by eldrolamam
non native english speakers often end up having a much larger vocabulary and much better at writing papers.
because we learn our english from our parents and other people and how they talk, what words they use.
most non natives learn their english from teachers and books and more "official" english. our parents english isn't college paper english, nor are they dictionaries.
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Reply to You will never see your death certificate by v3xpunk
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Christy_Cola t1_je6k9ow wrote
Reply to You can't dig half a hole by Leafsong-Warriors
If I dig it out all the way I might find what I have been needing and that scares the shit outta me
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MagicMark0511 t1_je6k8mx wrote
Why would it ? You're brain is up stairs not in you're stomach
PomegranateIll7303 t1_je6jxgv wrote
Reply to comment by SnooOranges5459 in You can't dig half a hole by Leafsong-Warriors
You can dig half of the hole but not half a hole.
autouzi t1_je6jtxb wrote
Reply to comment by SnooOranges5459 in You can't dig half a hole by Leafsong-Warriors
Reminds me of the dichotomy paradox, but that's not related.
Bierbart12 t1_je6jn0g wrote
Reply to comment by refloats in Your brain is the most important part of your body, says your brain... by skilshu
Or it would've deliberately deceived the brain so as to not awaken suspicion.
Eversnuffley t1_je6jkzh wrote
Reply to comment by LadyOfMayhem211 in You can't dig half a hole by Leafsong-Warriors
Looks like you discovered half a husband
masshiker t1_je6jiw7 wrote
There is even disagreement on how many sounds are made by the five vowels. Some claim twenty.
Young_Cato_the_Elder t1_je6jg54 wrote
Reply to comment by spliffsandsunsets in English is such an unreasonable language that spelling is a national sport by eldrolamam
It is but there's a decent chunk of money attached and it's a national competition which is broadcast nationally.
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LadyOfMayhem211 t1_je6j1g1 wrote
Reply to You can't dig half a hole by Leafsong-Warriors
Sure you can.
I asked my husband to remove a half dead bush from our front lawn. Out he went with a shovel and dug around it for five minutes before sticking the shovel in the ground and leaving it. He came in complaining about the roots being deep and went and napped.
That was two days ago and there is still half a hole next to that bush.
spolite t1_je6is1c wrote
Reply to comment by Single_Reporter_6369 in English is such an unreasonable language that spelling is a national sport by eldrolamam
Wait, I don't get it!
Aaditech01 t1_je6ltks wrote
Reply to comment by Dark_Meme111110 in Maroon is navy red by respect-the-mask
How is charcoal gray? Thats the ash