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This (arguably unhelpful) phrase seems to be taught across schools all over the world. What are some other phrases like this that are common ?

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[–] Shou@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Mitochondria is plural. Mitochondria are the powerhouses of the cell.

[–] extremeboredom@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)
[–] ornery_chemist@mander.xyz 17 points 3 months ago (1 children)
[–] Shou@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago
[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 8 points 3 months ago

Mitochondreez nutz

[–] chobeat@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago
[–] Pacattack57@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago

The correct phrase is “The Mitochondria…” OP left off the “the”