TheImpressiveX@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoOn the Internet, what is a dead giveaway that someone is actually a kid?lemmy.ml53372620
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Show ContentYouAreLiterallyAnNPC@lemmy.world211·1 year agoThis one has been easy for me lately: They spell ‘lose’ as ‘loose’.
Show Contentboogetyboo@aussie.zone16·1 year agoI know far too many people in their 40s who do this. The way I try to reinforce the difference with people is this mnemonic device: You don’t want a loose noose - or you might lose the extra ‘o’.
Show Contenttwei@discuss.tchncs.de3·1 year agoYou could also just send them a link to the song “loose yourself” by snoop dawg
Show Contenthydrospanner@lemmy.world3·1 year agoI associate this with boomers more than kids, but that’s subjective since an old former friend I know always used to do it. They also used “seen” instead of “saw”, as in, “I seen dark clouds so I closed the windows.” which is like nails on a chalkboard to me.
This one has been easy for me lately: They spell ‘lose’ as ‘loose’.
I know far too many people in their 40s who do this.
The way I try to reinforce the difference with people is this mnemonic device:
You don’t want a loose noose - or you might lose the extra ‘o’.
You could also just send them a link to the song “loose yourself” by snoop dawg
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I associate this with boomers more than kids, but that’s subjective since an old former friend I know always used to do it.
They also used “seen” instead of “saw”, as in, “I seen dark clouds so I closed the windows.” which is like nails on a chalkboard to me.