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Nycto@lemmy.worldto
Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What's a regional pronunciation of a word that seems normal to you but is weird to people from other parts of the country?
121·8 months agoCharlottesville Virginia has a road spelled Rio but locals pronounce it with a long I (rhy-oh). Bonus points, the name originated from the road being route 10, marked with signs that said R10, which eventually became Rio.
Nycto@lemmy.worldto
Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•Can you please start using the correct name
7·1 year agoYou mean the clit mouse?
I was amused when I noticed her in the most recent M Night movie Trap.
This is not an endorsement of this movie. I just thought Parent Trap to Trap was an interesting career or maybe the title of her memoirs.
Nycto@lemmy.worldto
News@lemmy.world•Trump Pressures Republicans to Pass a Law to Keep Him Out of Jail Forever
9·2 years agoNot saying that they were right, because they were wrong, but this was actually a presented logical reason why voting was restricted to male landowners at one point. They were the only part of the population that received a formal education. Regardless of motivation this became a method of oppression.
To be clear, I agree that public education is a key to a strong democracy, as is removing restrictions on voting.
I do the same load but I have lots of blocks to keep down the static of things I am not interested in. Saves me some scrolling.


I guess he got tired of T.A.R.S. tossing his own catch phrases back at him.