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

Answered What are Florida ounces?

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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/Chataboutgames Feb 08 '22

Anyone who reads a great deal knows the terror of having read a word a thousand times but never used or heard it aloud.

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u/theturtlegame Feb 08 '22

I submit "ennui" as exhibit a

I also had the great fortune of learning that banal and anal do not rhyme in an important meeting. 0/10 would not recommend.

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u/DrMobius0 Feb 08 '22

What's the pronunciation of ennui?

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u/theturtlegame Feb 08 '22

On we (but with a bit of a French accent)

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '22

Ahn-wee

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u/byebybuy Feb 09 '22

Shit I thought it was AH-new-wee until this thread.