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Garioshi
11/28/18 3:13:05 PM
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ghostmess
11/28/18 3:13:58 PM
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You mean paedophile.
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DK9292
11/28/18 3:15:46 PM
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Same reason we have "u" in most our words, we have an "i" in aluminium and an "o" in diarrhoea.

We spell shit RIGHT.
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DarkTransient
11/28/18 3:26:28 PM
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English (Traditional) vs English (Simplified).
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Funkydog
11/28/18 3:27:18 PM
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Because that's how it is said in English
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Zikten
11/28/18 3:27:53 PM
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DK9292 posted...
Same reason we have "u" in most our words, we have an "i" in aluminium and an "o" in diarrhoea.

We spell shit RIGHT.

or

you just like extra meaningless letters
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JE19426
11/28/18 3:30:02 PM
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Zikten posted...
or

you just like extra meaningless letters


Not really, "paedo" is closer to the original Greek term "pais", and it avoids confusing with "ped" a term for feet.
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Just_a_loser
11/28/18 3:30:33 PM
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Zikten posted...
DK9292 posted...
Same reason we have "u" in most our words, we have an "i" in aluminium and an "o" in diarrhoea.

We spell shit RIGHT.

or

you just like extra meaningless letters

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Alkaloid
11/28/18 3:31:10 PM
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You know that word pediatrician?

It's the same root used in pedophile

That's why it's pronounced* pee

*lol auto correct
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Paper_Okami
11/28/18 3:35:28 PM
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DK9292 posted...
We spell shit WRONG.

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AlephZero
11/28/18 3:35:43 PM
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peter file
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KnightofShikari
11/28/18 3:37:06 PM
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WilliamPorygon
11/28/18 3:37:26 PM
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DK9292 posted...
Same reason we have "u" in most our words, we have an "i" in aluminium and an "o" in diarrhoea.

We spell shit RIGHT.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHVUrT5m-wM" data-time="

tl;dw: Neither is more "right" than the other and seriously, who fucking cares
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Medussa
11/28/18 3:38:36 PM
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the ae ligature is actually pronounced that way.

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while most words that have dropped the superfluous 'a' have kept the same pronunciation, that one in particular has changed. likely because it's use became much more widespread after dropping the 'a'.
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Ricemills
11/30/18 5:48:52 AM
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why do americans spelled "rooty-tooty point and shooty" as "gun"?
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Schwarz
11/30/18 6:04:27 AM
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DK9292 posted...
diarrhoea.

die-er-ho-wee-yuh
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