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People on Twitter react to "amid" being the new Coronavirus buzzword | tweet by dayana sarkisova @dsarkisova no one: absolutely nobody: editors working on coronavirus coverage: amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid amid

"Amid" Is The New Coronavirus Buzzword

No love for amidst.
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speaking spanish with a southener redneck accent

Guy Speaks Spanish With A USA Southerner Accent

Nailed it.
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Women share the most ridiculous things they've had guys try to explain to them | reddit posted by eyelovemittens My dad tried (incorrectly explain mortgages work said already knew, he said could know fucking real estate agent years.

Ridiculous Things Dudes Have Tried Explaining To Women

Oh, come on.
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Short Tumblr thread explains how shorthand writing works | Red @redgermz Saw this on Facebook and sent my brother, who is pharmacist. Unsa man na b 10:29 AM Paracetamol atrophied Using Gregg Alphabet as reference can see most letters atrophied" are present. But why no "o" vowel, and why is "ph" written as "f Simple shorthand cut out all vowels word writing down, with exception words BEGIN or END with vowel (hence at start being present or like atrophied make more readable sound could be harder

Quick Tumblr Thread Explains Shorthand Writing

Seems just a little bit unnecessary.
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A collection of fun and entertaining tidbits from the English language | im really pissed palindrome isnt palindrome backwards Ah, yes but emordnilap is word! An emornilap is any word spelled backwards, produces another word. Examples emordnilap pairs include:

Fun Tidbits From The English Language

Oh English, you beautiful language.
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A collection of AskReddit replies to bilinguals sharing their experiences with overhearing people | post by cmichael00 high school spoke Spanish fairly well not common time and my area family buying groceries, and as ringing up items father said "he has not seen stuff on bottom, dont get rank up on belt, and sat there, after few moments asked about stuff on bottom. They would not look at next 2 mins or so transaction.

Bilinguals That Overheard People Without Them Knowing

If there's one valuable lesson in this particular form of "overheards", it's that you never know who's listening!
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Mistranslations and tattoo fails people saw.

Dumb Mistranslated Tattoos and Shirts that People Witnessed

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Funny and interesting observations on languages.

Funny Observations on Language that are Frustratingly Interesting

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Funny and literal translations and phrases from different languages.

People Share Overly Literal and Goofy Translations from Various Languages

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Twitter users end up learning what "just deserts" really means.

Twitter Users Learn What Just Deserts Means

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Guy's language translation fail results in him filling up his Petrol car with Diesel.

Guy's Translation Fail Results In Him Filling Up His Petrol Car With Diesel

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A collection of confusing sentences and definitions that show how the English language makes no sense at times.

The English Language Being Infuriatingly Confusing (39 Images)

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chinese customer speaks rudely to woman who turns out to speak chinese

Rude Chinese Customer Doesn't Know White Cashier Speaks Mandarin Chinese

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breaking down the word human

Tumblr Post About Patriarchal Culture Gets Schooled By Linguist

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words and phrases that don't exist in the english language

19 Non-Native English Speakers Share Phrases They Wish We Had

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weird english rule

20 Incredible Uses and Misuses of the English Language

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