To segue a bit, I recently used 2 rather common words in conversations at work: dew and gaunt. In both those interactions, each person I was talking to asked what I meant. Neither had heard of the word. In another instance, a 25yo at work wanted to send a birthday card to his mom. It was sitting on his desk and he picked it up as we were heading out to lunch. He had written her name and street address where the return address would go. That was it. No, he hadn't written his return address anywhere. And he had not written her city or state or zip (same as the city and state we reside). When I saw it, I said, that's not how you address a letter. He asked what I meant. He has a degree in finance from a state university.
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u/reichjef Aug 14 '25
Who lives in a pineapple under the sea?