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superkoning t1_jcjbddf wrote
Reply to comment by Grantley34 in A genie says to an alcoholic drifter, "You have three wishes, what would you like for your first wish"? by StraightDildo
two? three!
superkoning t1_jc83nge wrote
Reply to comment by zoltanps in I get knocked down, but I get up again by lnfinity
Chumbawamba - Tubthumping
superkoning t1_jac7564 wrote
Reply to comment by Shudnawz in W is the only letter in the alphabet with more than one syllable by chronolucks
>Tho, it's not that common in modern day native Swedish words, no.
I thought so: "vattenfall" is waterfall / Wasserfall / waterval. So in Swedish a v is used where other Germanic languages use a w?
Next question: is there a "v" pronounced as a soft f in Swedish?
superkoning t1_jac61wk wrote
Reply to comment by Aramor42 in W is the only letter in the alphabet with more than one syllable by chronolucks
Really?
Spell "ijs" ... "lange ij - s"
Spell "eis" ... "korte ei - s"
Spell "x + y = 5" ... "x plus ij is vijf"
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Excpetions:
Spell "dyslexie, hymne, gymnasium, idylle, mysterie, pygmeeën, symfonie,symposium, symptoom, ypsilon." ... then I would say "griekse ij" and maybe maybe "ygrek" ... as there are no dots on the y (unlike ij)
superkoning t1_jac5ed0 wrote
Reply to comment by Shudnawz in W is the only letter in the alphabet with more than one syllable by chronolucks
and is W in Swedish a common letter? Or something foreign?
superkoning t1_jac5cmx wrote
Reply to comment by Aramor42 in W is the only letter in the alphabet with more than one syllable by chronolucks
but only for the special cases. When a Dutch persons says the alfabet, he/she will say "ij" (no idea what that is in English phonetic).
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/IJ_(digraaf)
ijs = ij s
superkoning t1_ja8g26f wrote
On its way to the wedding dinner?
superkoning t1_j9smnlg wrote
>police cars circle the car.
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>A senior officer slowly approaches the car, clasping his half drawn gun.
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>...
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>Officer 2: Is this your car, ma'am?
Older Woman: Yes, here are the registration papers.
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and ... bang!!! ... she gets shot, as the police officer did not ask her to move.
superkoning t1_j718yqc wrote
Reply to How did the Achilles tendon become known as such and what was it called before? by MarqoTheDragon
A bit related: https://physicaltherapyweb.com/human-anatomical-terms-with-interesting-origins/
among which
Adam’s Apple – The cartilaginous laryngeal prominence in males is believed to be so named because, in ancient times, it was supposedly thought to be a piece of forbidden fruit caught in Adam’s throat. There are conflicting arguments however, with the main counter-argument being that it is simply a mistranslation from another language.
... which is mythological for some people
superkoning t1_j5wnzg9 wrote
> check your vitamin D levels
How do you check your vitamin D levels?
superkoning t1_j2ffzx0 wrote
Reply to comment by heartbt in LPT: Bought a canned drink at the store? Wipe the lid before you drink it. by Tough-Butterscotch-1
Certainly. Machines have special wipers built-in!
/s
superkoning t1_j25ndfs wrote
Reply to comment by ABena2t in LPT - If told you are being hired for a job, before accepting, ask to review any docs you'll be expected to sign when you show up. by BE33_Jim
Exactly. So before you resign at your current company X, ask company Y what they want you to sign.
superkoning t1_j1vxaev wrote
Reply to comment by Pookie2018 in Everybody talks about having a CO2 detector but never what to do if the alarm goes off. by kymilovechelle
Since COVID, we have CO₂ meters at the office. Including an instruction what to do when, including Open Window, and Less People In Room.
superkoning t1_iu7vlnf wrote
Reply to Future Congressman John Lewis being arrested after sit-in at Herschel’s Tic Toc in Nashville 1962 by Scarletyoshi
Hamburgers 10 cent ...
superkoning t1_jdxersj wrote
Reply to comment by memeiel in TIL that the EU forces soda makers to introduce tethered caps to make sure they are being recycled. by memeiel
UK ... so even outside the EU.