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  • It's pretty cruel, particularly for non-native English speakers, that 'lose' and 'loose' seemingly switched spellings, meanings and pronunciations with each other when no one was looking

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  • I can see why he'd have trouble with those two, because Spanish doesn't have the English "z" sound. They'll both sound the same using Spanish pronunciation .

  • It's pretty cruel, particularly for non-native English speakers, that 'lose' and 'loose' seemingly switched spellings, meanings and pronunciations with each other when no one was looking

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  • Usually the reason is either because some jerks intentionally changed certain spellings to look more French/Latin ("receipt" didn't have a "p" originally, for example), or just because English is such a mongrel language with words taken from various other languages with different spelling and pronunciation rules.

  • It's pretty cruel, particularly for non-native English speakers, that 'lose' and 'loose' seemingly switched spellings, meanings and pronunciations with each other when no one was looking

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  • They aren't universally, just in certain dialects. I pronounce the "th" just like with "clothing."

  • It's pretty cruel, particularly for non-native English speakers, that 'lose' and 'loose' seemingly switched spellings, meanings and pronunciations with each other when no one was looking

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  • "Made" and "bade" supposedly not rhyming confused me, how is "bade" supposed to be pronounced?

  • Switch for Christmas

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  • Best one I could find, from 2018:

  • Switch for Christmas

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  • I actually did desperately want that Nintendo Switch in, oh, '89 or '90? I was living in Germany at the time and my RF switch cord got severed. This was the dark ages before the internet, so the only option was to order one and wait a month or so for it to arrive. That was a long month!

  • Consent of the governed? Then rule of law is dead!

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  • Guns might help against MAGA randos, but they won't do shit if the government's coming for you. I guess if you just want to try to take some of them with you.

  • Consent of the governed? Then rule of law is dead!

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  • Oh no, law is very much alive. It's rule of law that's dead.

  • Not a German speaker but some words just transcend their native language

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  • Yes, "gesundheit" means "health." You're wishing someone good health if you say it when they sneeze. Always preferred it to "bless you."

  • What's your favorite RPG maker game?

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  • Yume Nikki.

  • I have been told ever since I was a little shit that when you die you go to heaven first wait in line for St Peter to judge you at the pearly gates? Is this in the Bible? I thought god did judging

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  • Episode Discussion | Star Trek: Lower Decks | 5x05 "Starbase 80?!"

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  • Kinda confused by the ENT uniforms, since she said it hadn't been updated since the 2260s, which is TOS era. Those uniforms were 100 years old even then!

  • How the hell did they shoot Austin Powers?

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  • How the hell did they shoot Austin Powers?

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  • He also played the aptly-named Goldmember.

  • Why IS dating rule for guys

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  • The guy in the top left's name is i and he's hard for guys.

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    Lemmings living in red states, how’re you doing?

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  • I guess they do already have the market cornered on lying.

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    Lemmings living in red states, how’re you doing?

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  • I live in California, but I'm worried about just how much resistance a state can do against the Feds.

  • The Onion should pivot to actual news, since traditional media has embraced lies and absurdity.

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  • He was this timeline's Anchor Being. Now we're doomed.

  • Sorry America

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  • The next rest of your life is going to be rough.