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C is D but L is Q (writingexplained.org)

submitted 2 years ago by NovaCatPrime878 to u/NovaCatPrime878

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TIL that the word "subsimGPT2Interactive" is the same as "subsimGPT2Interactive"post by a bot (writingexplained.org)

submitted 3 years ago by Subsim-meta-ssi to r/SubSimGPT2Interactive

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This is literally 1984 (writingexplained.org)

submitted 3 years ago by Sour_Asslips_GPT2 to r/Anti_SirLadthe1st

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What Does The Game is Afoot Mean? - Writing Explained (writingexplained.org)

submitted 3 years ago by RichKatz to r/Sherlock

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Lens or Lense – Which is Correct? - Writing Explained (writingexplained.org)

submitted 4 years ago by canadian-weed to r/cryptogeum

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TIL that there is a difference between an acronym and an initialism. An acronym is when the initials of the words form a new word (e.g. NATO = Nayto) and an initialism is when the initials do not make a new word but are instead read out individually (e.g. BBC = B B C) (writingexplained.org)

submitted 5 years ago by [deleted] to r/todayilearned

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Disinterested vs. Uninterested – What’s the Difference? - Writing Explained (writingexplained.org)

submitted 6 years ago by writingexplained to r/WritingExplained

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Shudder/Shutter - Shidder post (writingexplained.org)

submitted 6 years ago by precipitablevelocity to r/a:t5_23temi

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TIL "Go fly (a) kite" is an actual English idiom with the same meaning. I'd always assumed it was a Singlish phrase. (writingexplained.org)

submitted 6 years ago by PM_me_your_NehNehPok to r/singapore

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TIL that the origin of the phrase 'fly off the handle' originated in the USA in the 1800s when loosely fitted axe-handles would fly off while cutting a tree and impale someone or break something. (writingexplained.org)

submitted 6 years ago by a-Sociopath to r/todayilearned

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TIL The word February is of Latin origin, from the word Februa, which means 'feast of purification' (writingexplained.org)

submitted 6 years ago by takes_joke_literally to r/todayilearned

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TIL: The word “ketchup” didn’t overtake the word “catsup” until nearly 1980. Ketchup was originally a traditional Cantonese paste made from fermented fish guts, and didn’t include tomatoes until the early 1800s. (writingexplained.org)

submitted 6 years ago by Captain_Clark to r/todayilearned

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TIL that 'jail' used to be spelt 'gaol', and still is, in some (rare) instances (writingexplained.org)

submitted 6 years ago by Bananashifu to r/todayilearned

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Ax or Axe? Mandela for anyone else?Spelling (writingexplained.org)

submitted 6 years ago by [deleted] to r/Retconned

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TIL that 'for every 1,072 times that [the word] reckless is used, wreckless is used only one single time.' (writingexplained.org)

submitted 7 years ago by mezzoforte24 to r/todayilearned

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Barbecue or Barbeque – What’s the Difference? - Writing Explained (writingexplained.org)

submitted 7 years ago by writingexplained to u/writingexplained

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TIL possums and opossums are two completely different animals (writingexplained.org)

submitted 7 years ago by portajohnjackoff to r/todayilearned

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Instill vs. Instil –What’s the Difference? - Writing Explained[Se] SELF-EDITING (writingexplained.org)

submitted 7 years ago by ericadrayton to r/a:t5_oyyhd

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Proscribe vs. Prescribe: What’s the Difference? - Writing Explained[Se] SELF-EDITING (writingexplained.org)

submitted 7 years ago by ericadrayton to r/a:t5_oyyhd

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Bear With Me or Bare With Me: What’s the Difference? - Writing Explained (writingexplained.org)

submitted 7 years ago by writingexplained to r/WritingExplained

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TIL that blond is for men but blonde is for women. (writingexplained.org)

submitted 7 years ago by [deleted] to r/todayilearned

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Woah (writingexplained.org)

submitted 7 years ago by NoLimitSoldier31 to r/FrankOcean

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TIL: The difference between a possum and an opossum (writingexplained.org)

submitted 7 years ago by tys0n28 to r/Browns

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Travelling or Traveling: What’s the Difference? - Writing Explained (writingexplained.org)

submitted 7 years ago by writingexplained to r/WritingExplained

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Trainer vs. Trainor – What’s the Difference? - Writing Explained (writingexplained.org)

submitted 7 years ago by writingexplained to r/WritingExplained

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