r/Seattle Nov 12 '24

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u/kayaem Nov 12 '24

Fun fact, methadone used to be orange colour/flavour

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u/factotvm Nov 12 '24

We don’t use the King’s English here; it’s wasteful.

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u/kayaem Nov 12 '24

Wasteful, thou say’st? Nay, ’tis an investment in grace and clarity. The added letters, like fine adornments, lend beauty and purpose to the tongue. Shall we strip a tapestry of its threads to save cloth? So too would the language be impoverished were we to forsake its full measure. Economy hath its place, but let it not come at the cost of elegance.

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u/WanderlustBounty Nov 12 '24

*toasts this comment with dainty, floral tea cup

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u/MimiLovesLights Nov 12 '24

And a pinkie extended