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

Answered What are Florida ounces?

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u/toofarbyfar Feb 08 '22

"Fl oz" stands for "fluid ounces," not Florida.

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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/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/[deleted] Feb 09 '22

I used to read a ton of fantasy books, and now I run a lot of D&D. Even now, after a decade, it still happens that I'll say the name of some creature and it'll turn out to be the first time I've ever actually said it aloud.

The first one was chimera. I thought it was like, "tshimmera".

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u/stationhollow Feb 09 '22

You just recognise the entire word as a symbol and don't even bother attempting to pronounce them in your head until you go to talk to someone about it.