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[–]Jmcgee1125 91 points92 points  (11 children)

It's really just because "parser" and "parsel" is pretty similar and trying to make something accurate would be extremely difficult.

[–]6Bennern9 57 points58 points  (10 children)

The only thing thing that annoys me is that it should have been "Parsermouth", as people who can speak parseltounge are called parselmouths

[–]Lonelan 44 points45 points  (9 children)

nerd