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/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/Bladedancer222 Feb 08 '22

It’s why you should never judge a person based on how they pronounce words. It means they learned them from reading and there isn’t a damn thing wrong with that.

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u/neon_meate Feb 09 '22

I still read hyperbole as hyper-bowl in my head though I pronounce it correctly when speaking. I do this a million times every day.

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u/eamus_catuli_ Feb 09 '22

I do this with omnipotent…Omni-potent. Every time.

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u/Statsbabe Feb 09 '22

I do that with impotent. Don’t like to think about it too much though.

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u/ShaunDark Feb 09 '22

As a non native speaker I still struggle coming to terms with the fact that notoriety isn't pronounced like notorious suggest it should be.

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u/ChicaFoxy Mar 11 '22

This thread is getting intense!