Comment on Physicists vs Normal People

• someguy3@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I’m guessing you pronounce Colonel as Kernel.

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  • RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    As if cutting letters and syllables from words to make then more efficient isn’t a tradition as old as words, innit?

    But adding an invisible consonant? That’s insane.

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    • someguy3@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      It’s not because of efficiency or whatever you’re trying to say, military ranks especially have a long history of weirdness and changes in languages, pronunciation, and spelling. All not all 3 being in line.

      Like wow it’s ok to not know these things, but you shouldn’t act all holier than thou. Ciao.

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      • RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Fuck’s sake, you were taking my comments as serious elitism?

        Touch grass, my guy.

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• ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  I’m not British - but I am a Physicist.

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  • macaw_dean_settle@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Then you should know the difference between petroleum and gasoline.

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