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[–] Maiq@lemy.lol 43 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Wait till Biggus Dickus hears of this.

[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 24 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 21 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] j4k3@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

Daughter of the Cornelius Fuscus; was a bit husky, but sweet

[–] rumschlumpel 31 points 5 days ago (2 children)

tfw 'v' and 'w' is pronounced the same in your language

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Truly walking in the ways of the ancients 🙏

[–] rumschlumpel 2 points 5 days ago

'w' seems to be an invention of the late middleages, though ... not sure how they pronounced 'v' back then in Germany and England, but evidently Germanic writers felt the need for a discinct letter.

[–] einlander@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago
[–] Drusas@fedia.io 17 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Depends on the time period how it was pronounced.

[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 68 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

the time stamp says 8:43 PM

[–] zeet@lemmy.world 29 points 5 days ago

Ah. Late ewening, then.

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 17 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I needed that smile after just reading about how a two-year-old was deported.

[–] MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I had a smile until I read your reply 😢

[–] Drusas@fedia.io 5 points 4 days ago

Sorry. It's emotional times.

[–] Omegaman@lemm.ee 8 points 5 days ago

So Elmer Fudd was right all along.

[–] unbanshee@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 7 points 5 days ago
[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 days ago

I beg your pardon - those harrowing victims of an incomprehensible terror were killed by pywocwastic fwow.