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You can feel how cathartic this must have been for someone (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to c/funny@sh.itjust.works

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[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 55 points 4 months ago (27 children)

It seems like shorthand for signs that has been used enough that it's basically normal now, like "lite" instead light, or "donut" instead of doughnut.

[–] lseif@sopuli.xyz 13 points 4 months ago (2 children)

"lite" has a different meaning (or at least connotation) to "light"

[–] pendingdeletion@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

[–] USSEthernet@startrek.website 2 points 4 months ago

I can hear the commercial in my head...

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