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And people who don't read make fun of you for it. (lemmy.world)
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[โ€“] frezik@midwest.social 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That word's spelling is a practical joke and you can't convince me otherwise.

[โ€“] Welt@lazysoci.al 2 points 5 months ago

Challenge accepted: non-standard spellings are very common. I won't use the obvious example, rough/though/through/tough/cough/enough/Gough, I'll try to keep on theme. So give these ones a go: argue, vague, ague, merengue, brogue, chaise-longue, fatigue... are these all practical jokes or just accidents of lexicographic history?