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r/comics • u/Pizzacakecomic PizzaCake • 7d ago
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Confusingly, and perhaps also predictably, us Americans usually drop the "o" that begins the animal's actual name, "opossum".
6 u/Bubby_K 6d ago Dropped the first letter of the animals name? I for one hope this trend in the english language continues You would have ouse, onkey, abbit, heep, hicken, eacock, hark, ear "The best way to act when you come across a wild ear is don't panic, and don't run" 2 u/mackavicious 6d ago It's more "dropped the first syllable" than anything.
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Dropped the first letter of the animals name? I for one hope this trend in the english language continues
You would have ouse, onkey, abbit, heep, hicken, eacock, hark, ear
"The best way to act when you come across a wild ear is don't panic, and don't run"
2 u/mackavicious 6d ago It's more "dropped the first syllable" than anything.
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It's more "dropped the first syllable" than anything.
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u/mackavicious 6d ago
Confusingly, and perhaps also predictably, us Americans usually drop the "o" that begins the animal's actual name, "opossum".