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  • BakuOP
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    11 days ago

    I got 11/14. I messed a few up though. Couldn’t remember if…

    spoilers

    Couldn’t remember if traveller had 1 or 2 L’s so I took a guess. I forgot the U.S. spells curb with a k, and I’ve never seen anyone spell it sceptical, at least that I’ve consciously noticed, so I just assumed k was the traditional and only correct spelling, not a weird American variation

    Also I’ve never seen anyone write “titbit”, or even say it like that. I think at least here, tidbit has taken over as the preferred spelling and pronunciation. I still got it right though

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      11 days ago

      Helps if you remember that in the UK ‘tit’ is a general term for a very small bird. Such as Bluetits etc. And mammary glands are pronounced ‘tit’ but spelled ‘teat’. The UK really does have crazy spelling in some respects.
      I got the curb/kerb one wrong.

      • StudSpud The Starchy
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        11 days ago

        Yep, kerb/curb got me, and so did manoeuvring lol. Prolly because I don’t know how to spell manoeuvring without autocorrect 😂😂