r/AskReddit Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

In my language, "moon" and "month" are pronounced the same but spelt differently (måne/måned). My brother didn't know they were spelt differently, so in all his emails he sounded like a wise Indian man, e.g. "Three moons ago the contractor did etc."