The American pronunciation and spelling of “squirrelled” make it the longest one-syllable word in the English language. Source
I pronounce it with two syllables. Jersey accent 4 lyfe.
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Disgust has absolutely no ethical weight. If you are basing your ethical positions on the emotion of disgust you should stop, it is entirely unjustified and leads to a huge amount of harm.
Word for today: wisdom of repugnance
The logical fallacy that because something disgusts you it must be bad
ALTthis is probably the funniest example of a tumblr user simply not reading the post theyre reblogging at all
Hey anyone who reads, I have a poll for you!
When you read, do you prefer reading in past tense (he said,) or do you prefer reading in the present tense (he says)? Reblogs for sample size genuinely would help not for note grabs
Past Tense (he said)
Present Tense (he says)
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