GandalftheBlack

@GandalftheBlack@feddit.org

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago⁩:

  If it was Latin, the singular would be octoped(e) and the plural would be octopedes

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨nice chompers⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago⁩:

  Little known fact, halberds used to be covered in feathers, but they didn’t survive in the archaeological record

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Angels 🥹⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  And in German a bat is a Fledermaus, which literally means “wing-mouse”

• Bad Apple!! but it's a smoke simulationwww.youtube.com ↗
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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨We gotta be more encouraging⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago⁩:

  Graham Hancock moment

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wendnesday⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Is the n in Germanic words for ten not just a reflex of m in PIE *dekm̥t?

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Wendnesday⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  We started pronouncing it Febuary instead of February to match January. From Wiktionary:
  The pronunciation of the first r as /j/ has come about by dissimilation and analogy with January. In the UK pronunciation /ˈfɛb.ɹi/ (*Febry) the sequence /ɹə.ɹi/ in /ˈfɛb.ɹə.ɹi/ (*Febrery) is simplified to /ɹi/ by haplology.

  Also, we should bring back the Old English solmōnaþ (“mud month”).

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why are people using the "þ" character?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  No worries! Sorry if I came across as overly abrasive about someþing þat doesn’t really matter, I just really dislike misguided prescriptivism

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Why are people using the "þ" character?⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Stop talking about the “correct” usage. This is an idea based on how it’s used in one particular context. The and thorn were used interchangeably by English scribes for centuries, so there’s nothing wrong with using thorn exclusively.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Force of habit⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  1280

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Force of habit⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Its only natural, 'spelling mi’stake’s ba’sed on a mi’sunder’standing of 'spelling convention’s have been happening for thou’sand’s of year’s

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Banana⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is why bananas are cheaper in the UK than in Brazil

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Oh no my harvest is too bountiful⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  -ulus according to Wiktionary:
  From Proto-Italic *-elos (whence Faliscan -𐌄𐌋𐌏𐌔 (-elos)), from Proto-Indo-European *-elós, thematized from Proto-Indo-European *-lós.[1] Cognate with Proto-Germanic *-ilaz and *-ulaz, whence no longer productive English -le (as in dimple and nozzle), Dutch -el, German -el.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨grocery shopping⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the thyme

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨grocery shopping⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  That’s the idea, yes

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨egg time⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Is it not the other way around? Birds are dinosaurs, but not all dinosaurs are birds.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Two sides of the same Force⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  They banned multiples of five for being woke so it’s 2024 2

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨unforgivable bad bad mommy⁩ ⁨⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  No, surprisingly not

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Millions in England face higher water bills after regulator backs more price rises⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Rare Northern Ireland W

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨predatory giraffes⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Not a dinosaur, but yes

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Updates that don't tell me what is being updated⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Silence, Owl. Anki supremacy till the end.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I still think it’s not necessarily true

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨historule⁩ ⁨⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  If a levy is a tax then a piss levy is when they come to take the piss

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨it's time⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  I misread fat as hat, but that would work too

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Asking for a chocaholic friend⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Perfectly healthy, thanks

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Asking for a chocaholic friend⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Doing my part by eating 100% cocoa solids every week

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨I'm gonna die on this hill or die trying⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  This is haw wi get the spelling riform that wi nid

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are the character names in most Anime real Japanese names or just made up?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  Krankenwagen and Aufenthaltserlaubnis

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are the character names in most Anime real Japanese names or just made up?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  アウヘントハルツエルラウブニスさんはどこですか？

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Are the character names in most Anime real Japanese names or just made up?⁩ ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago⁩:

  おはよう、クランケンバーゲンさん！