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There is a term related to the art of hotel toilet paper folding called “toilegami”. The reason for this hotel practice: “Hotels want to give their guests…confidence that the bathroom has been cleaned (so) the maid will fold over the last piece of toilet paper. It is subtle but effective”.
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Estimates say that American adults tend to know between 20,000 and 40,000 words, which honestly sounds like a lot…
Maybe the fact that we’re storing away so many of them can help explain why some of the simpler ones just elude us. Why it is that we can’t grasp them right when we want to, or cobble together the correct letters to form them?
Or maybe I’m just dumb? But if I am, I’m joined by all these people.
My friend you definitely need to let go.
Via: 50 Nerds of Grey
I believe the word you’re looking for is “sciencetitian.”
Via: 50 Nerds of Grey
When you’re trying to vibe with the universe but it keeps sending you mixed signals.
Via: 50 Nerds of Grey
Sounds the name of some obscure Italian opera.
Via: 50 Nerds of Grey
Let a new era for this country bacon.
Via: 50 Nerds of Grey
Maybe we should visit a hospital first as you seem to be having a stroke.
Via: 50 Nerds of Grey
Steal me away!
Via: 50 Nerds of Grey
But how long before you learn to spell it?
Via: 50 Nerds of Grey
That sounds like an absolutely horrific place.
Via: 50 Nerds of Grey
Sounds like you’re already sleepin’.
Via: 50 Nerds of Grey
Sounds like a superpower nobody wants.
Via: 50 Nerds of Grey
Look at the name, then look at the name of the store.
Via: 50 Nerds of Grey
“Yeah, it’s Stephen, with a PH.”
Via: 50 Nerds of Grey
Now you’re thinking with portals.
Via: 50 Nerds of Grey
That’s enough words for today. My brain can’t store any more.
Have you ever forgotten a super simple word?
Tell us the tale in the comments.
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Autocorrect is a mechanism in our phones and other devices that’s supposed to save us from our own clumsiness and lack so spelling skills so we don’t look like idiots in our textual correspondence.
And yet, more often than not, it feels like they actually cause the idiocy to occur.
Would we be better or worse off without it?
Let’s let Twitter decide.
That changes quite a bit.
Wish my phone wouldn’t autocorrect “mighty ducks” to “mighty dicks” but here we are
— Anne Thériault (@anne_theriault) April 19, 2020
Gather the flour and begin the revolution.
yes, autocorrect, I definitely meant to say that this cake is very maoist
— rachelle mandik
(@rachelle_mandik) September 13, 2016
A weird but effective threat.
Alright mum, bit forward pic.twitter.com/2AlJuuKCf0
— jess
(@jessicasizeland) November 11, 2016
Panic is the best sauce.
Autocorrect changed “I’m having a panic attack” to “I’m having a panic steak” and actually that sounds pretty good, I’ll probably do that, too.
— Lurkin' Mom (@LurkAtHomeMom) August 19, 2020
It’s just predicting the future at this point.
Meant to text my partner 'how long for you to run errands' but 'run' autocorrected to 'ruin' and I'm standing with autocorrect on this one.
— Amanda Mancino-Williams (@Manda_like_wine) January 31, 2016
Everything is on fire now.
FINALLY TURNED OFF AUTOCORRECT & I'VE NEVER FELT FRIAR OH GOD IT'S STILL ON
— Aparna Nancherla (@aparnapkin) March 9, 2015
Oh no, not you too.
My iPhone’s autocorrect just changed flu shot to fly shit, in case you wondered if Siri is an anti-vaxxer.
— The Dad Briefs
(@SladeWentworth) October 22, 2019
There’s still so much to do.
on this international women’s day, let’s remember our work in dismantling the patriarchy isn’t over. for example, my iPhone doesn’t auto-capitalize ‘international women’s day’ but it does autocorrect Buffalo Wild Wings
— Jill Gutowitz (@jillboard) March 8, 2018
Oh, do tell.
By all means, autocorrect. Let’s tell people what a busty day I had.
— The Untastic Mr. Fitz (@UnFitz) October 14, 2020
It’s like a child lock but in reverse.
Autocorrect just changed “TikTok” to “No. You’re 40.” and then powered down my phone.
— mark (@TheCatWhisprer) November 9, 2019
I’m calling the FBI immediately.
Auto Correct changed “cabbage” to “carnage” and now I’m calling this casserole the Dahmer Delight.
— Ms. Havisham (@MissHavisham) March 27, 2019
Nobody works out that much.
Dear autocorrect
Why on earth would I want to type “abs” instead of “and” every time.Honestly.
While we’re here. I’m not trying to type “duck” either. #duckyouautocorrect
— Cindy Poluta (@CindyPoluta) April 5, 2021
I need a thing I can pet, not park.
Look, autocorrect, as long as I live in New York, I will ALWAYS be typing "cat", not "car"
— Mara “Get Rid of the Nazis” Wilson (@MaraWilson) February 26, 2016
Yeah, it me.
My phone changed "jingle all the way" to "jiggle all the way". Well played autocorrect.
—
Envy
Maybe your phone has been overtaken by the spirit of The Joker and you just don’t know it yet.
Autocorrect changes Hahaha to HAHAHAHAHA because it thinks I'm a psycho.
— Abbi Crutchfield (@curlycomedy) August 17, 2013
Don’t know if autocorrect is a force for good in this crazy world or a force for evil. Maybe chaos.
One thing’s for sure – it’s given us no shortage of jokes.
Maybe that was the true intent of the software all along…
Is autocorrect worth having or not?
Tell us your opinion in the comments.
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There’s this weird thing that can happen when you’ve heard a word or a phrase many times but you’ve never actually seen it written, then you yourself go to write it for the first time.
Sometimes it just results in what looks like a typo, but other times, it’s the funniest thing in the world. It’s most understandable when you’re dealing with, say, a foreign phrase (English speakers trying to phonetically stab at “bon appetit” has become an entire meme on its own, for example.) But sometimes, when the word of phrase if from your native language, and you STILL manage to get it so incredibly wrong, the best you can expect is some hard stares from the folks around you.
And maybe you should read a little more often, lest you end up on one of these Reddit posts.
I’m a little bit nervous about what’s gonna happen after this calm.
Climbing your way toward better health!
Glob ladders from BoneAppleTea
Ya’ll are both wrong and you need to sit down.
egg corn from BoneAppleTea
Wow, you’re really hitting him where it hurts.
Nevermind, I’ve lost my appetite.
Weirdest bar mitzvah ever.
Is this a funnier sequel to The Big Short?
There’s no hiding from dat acid.
When words fail, sounds will always be there for us.
*owl from ihadastroke
And now you’re gonna find yourself at some wild conventions.
Mascots are now called team furries in our house from technicallythetruth
Hope you found those as delicious as we did. Bone apple tea!
What’s a time you couldn’t figure out words?
Tell us in the comments.
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Do you know that thing where you just can’t think of a specific word? And you just kinda describe it or guess around it or whatever?
There’s a word for that, I’m sure. Ironically, I can’t think of it, so I’m trying to describe it or guess around it.
But that’s not nearly as embarrassing as what a lot of these folks are dealing with. Some of the people on the internet are fighting so hard to get the words out that you almost fear that they may lose the battle, like these examples via Reddit.
If I won nineteen thousand dollars, what I was gonna have for dinner that night might be the furthest thing from my mind.
Flaming Yawn from BoneAppleTea
The man who knew too little.
Yee-haw! Nothing like a good old fashioned "Bond Fire"! from BoneAppleTea
Will there be nothing further, sir?
If that doesn’t win their heart over, I genuinely don’t know what will.
bread from ihadastroke
We did it Joe…
It’s kind of impressive to get something so common this wrong.
Pee wall things from wildbeef
I don’t know whether to be excited or scared.
Bro that’s basically just tortilla.
Case idea from BoneAppleTea
When you got the spins so hard that the spins got you.
Asking how my friend was feeling after she had an eventful night from ihadastroke
Why, because it’s cold?
If you DO come across that words I was trying to think of, put in a good word for me.
What’s a time recently when you did really bad with words?
Tell us in the comments.
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Word of the Day: BLURSDAY (neologism) — a term to describe the current day when you are not sure what day of the week it is.
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There were only two English words that end in “gry”– hungry and angry. In 2018, the Oxford English Dictionary added a third– “hangry” (an irritable state induced by lack of food).
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The correct plural of “dwarf” is “dwarfs”. “Dwarves” is a spelling popularised by J. R. R. Tolkien to make a distinction between his own creations and the “sillier creatures of these latter days”.
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There are certain grammar and word usage rules that just don’t stick…
Maybe you always had trouble with their, there and they’re. Or loose and lose. Or complement and compliment.
One of those tricky little pairs is OK vs. okay.
Why are there two different spellings of seemingly the same word? They both mean the same thing, so what gives?
Legend has it that OK actually came first. It’s an abbreviation that comes from the phrase “oll korrect,” aka the lazy man’s funny 19th-century spelling of “all correct,” as in, “Everything is A-OK!”
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But the history of this little phrase goes even deeper than. President Martin van Buren helped popularize the use of “OK” during his re-election campaign in 1840. He grew up in Old Kinderhook, New York, and went by the nickname “Old Kinderhook,” so the abbreviation OK was a fitting nickname.
He lost the election, ultimately, but ended up having a huge impact on the English language as we know it today. “Okay” is just another variation on this abbreviation.
Cool, huh?
And as far as using the two variations, you can really use them interchangeably, however and whenever you like. Contrary to popular belief, “okay” is not a more formal version and you don’t need to worry about rubbing someone the wrong way by saying, “OK” instead.
What words or grammatical rules always trip you up? Are there any words you regularly misspell?
We’d love to hear from you!
Let us know in the comments!
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The word “museum” is derived from the word “musaeum” which translates to Institution Of The Muses, the Muses being the nine goddesses of the arts.
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