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I believe the Chilean Andes are cold but their armies they keep up their sleeves.
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Something to do with chiles language i think, the real word for the food is chile but in english the e is pronunced i...they changed the spelling and pronunciation.
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An old one this, but why is God spelt backwards Dog, and Evil, Live?
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hypocrisy could imply hypo (less than) crisy (critical abilities?) where they cant sort out their shit well enough to be self-consistent. i'm reaching, tho |
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Today I've learnt the difference between homogeneous and homogenous... fun times
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You see it as linked to severity, too? That's how I see it - but it's linked to the word chronological, ie time, and so a chronic illness is one that lasts but isn't necessarily more severe than an acute one (which is one that has a rapid onset). I'm sticking it in my language change essay
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Capitalisation is the difference between helping your Uncle Jack off a horse and helping your uncle jack off a horse.
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'extraordinary' is a rum one. I get that 'extra' means 'outside of' but it sounds like it's describing something even normaller than normal, whereas it's actually the complete opposite.
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^ yes they look like they should be antonyms
What about the Chowchilla and the Chinchilla - one is a rodent and one is a bird the former being South American and the latter Australian/New Guinean |