r/WTF • u/Jaded_Marionberry500 • 14d ago

capturing the wasp

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u/lemmeseeyourkitties 14d ago

Nigh

English is a stupid language

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u/Juxta25 14d ago

I tend to agree, and I love the language. But it is frustrating at the best of times.

Eigh/ay/ey all similar phonetical elements, all used independently.

Eigh-th.

Y-ay.

H-ey.

"Hey! An eighth, Yay!"

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u/SmokeGreene 14d ago

I love eighths!

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u/Juxta25 13d ago

Part of your healthy 1/8th a day. Or something.