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Microblog Memes

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A place to share screenshots of Microblog posts, whether from Mastodon, tumblr, ~~Twitter~~ X, KBin, Threads or elsewhere.

Created as an evolution of White People Twitter and other tweet-capture subreddits.

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  1. Please put at least one word relevant to the post in the post title.
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[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Pallet and palette are homophones, but the different words have distinctly different meanings.

The problem is the pervasive proliferation of improper phrasing

[–] MotoAsh@lemmy.world -2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Wrong. Look up the definitions. They literally reference each other as same.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Nope.

Dictionary Definitions from Oxford Languages · Learn more pal·let1 noun a straw mattress. a crude or makeshift bed. Tip Similar-sounding words pallet is sometimes confused with palette

[–] rezifon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Citing a reference is a nice palate cleanser.