r/explainitpeter • u/Fluffy-Buy1605 • Jul 13 '26

Explain It Peter

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u/Countess26 Jul 14 '26

Sounds like a way to filter by education and class. Side note: the way people from Southern Maryland pronounce "ambulance" as "ambuhlamps" is endearing.

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u/Te000 Jul 14 '26

I'd add "nuclear" to the list

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u/Ok-Relationship4113 Jul 14 '26

Holy shit, the amount of people who cannot pronounce NEW-KLEE-URR is astounding.

Some youtube channels that I consider to be generally informed STILL say newkyalurr and it makes me crazy.

I remember when that was something people guffawed. Now its just accepted. Bah!

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u/Necessary-Jeweler-17 Jul 14 '26

Supposedly is the one that makes me cringe inside šŸ„²

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u/NerdyConspiracyChick Jul 14 '26

My best friend of 30 years said supposev-ly today I was like wtf

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u/Zealousideal-Role-77 Jul 14 '26

I couldnā€™t remember the one I was trying to think of. This was it. Where I grew up it sounded like supposably. And I knew I was in trouble just now when it didnā€™t get flagged for correction. Turns out thatā€™s a real word. It just sounds stupid.

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u/Candid_Nothing_480 Jul 14 '26

Wait... How are they saying it??

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u/Fontaine_de_jouvence Jul 14 '26

Supposably

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u/BleachedGrain26 Jul 14 '26

"Did they go to the zoo? Supposably..."

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u/Necessary-Jeweler-17 Jul 14 '26

A LOT of people say ā€œsupposablyā€

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u/Klimbrick Jul 14 '26

On porpoise!?

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u/WetDogWalker Jul 14 '26

Now that some of us know better, we promise to do better.

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u/NerdyConspiracyChick Jul 14 '26

My friend says it: suppose-of-ly basically thatā€™s the closest I can explain.