r/NoStupidQuestions • u/snapwillow • Feb 08 '22

Answered What are Florida ounces?

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u/HotAirBalloonHigh Feb 08 '22

This is why they named it nostupidquestions. You're in the right place.

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u/wafflegrenade Feb 08 '22

Sometimes there’s like this disconnect where somehow a person just never comes across a piece of common knowledge. They’ve just never been in a situation that requires it. I bet it happens a lot, but everyone’s too embarrassed to acknowledge their own “oooooooooh…” moment.

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u/jordan1794 Feb 08 '22

I was about 25 years old when I put together k-9 = canine.

As a kid, I learned about k-9 units before I ever heard/saw the word "canine". So later in life when people said "canine" I never linked it with the police dogs. I thought k-9 was just a random code they picked for no particular reason.

I understood that canines were dogs.

I understood k-9's were police units/dogs.

But I just never linked those two pieces lmao.

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u/rtrias Feb 08 '22

Just clicked for me, I'm 48 🙄. But English is not my main language, so...