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Physicists vs Normal People (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Rich, from the kind of person who thinks there's an F in "lieutenant."

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm guessing you pronounce Colonel as Kernel.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

As if cutting letters and syllables from words to make then more efficient isn't a tradition as old as words, innit?

But adding an invisible consonant? That's insane.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

It's not because of efficiency or whatever you're trying to say (and saying Kernel literally adds an R), military ranks especially have a long history of crossovers in languages and weirdness in pronunciation and spelling. And all 3 aren't in line.

Like wow it's ok to not know these things, but you shouldn't act all holier than thou. Ciao.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Fuck's sake, you were taking my comments as serious elitism?

Touch grass, my guy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

So either 1) you were wrong and now hide, or 2) you're trolling, weirdly at that. Either way, that means you're the one that needs to touch grass. Have at it, ciao.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 17 hours ago

Ciao.

So you really think that all forms of humor are trolling?

Ciao.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm not British - but I am a Physicist.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago

Then you should know the difference between petroleum and gasoline.