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    23 hours ago

    I think it was supposed to be Sidereal, which refers to astronomical measurements based on stars rather than the sun. But he couldn’t even spell it right.

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      Elon can consider himself proper American now that he thinks Æ can be used as substitute for A, E, or a combination of the two. Same as you sometimes see shitheads use Ø instead of O.

      To those of us who use those letters daily, it’s just jarring, as it’s a completely different letter with a different sound. It would be like writing Karspleesh and expect the spelling to carry the same pronunciation.

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        22 hours ago

        I use Å and A interchangeably, and like to put umlauts in rändöm pläces for fün.

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          Å/A is just as jarring. The Germans might be bothered about umlauts.

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          20 hours ago

          Ẇ̶̧h̵̰̍y̵̿ͅ ̵͎͆s̵̰̈́ť̷͓ö̷̬́p̵̝̓ ̷̭̏t̴͉̀h̶̞̾è̶̘r̶̩͛é̷̲?̵̼͝

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          True, that’s an internationally recognized translation of those letters. Partially to make it easier for the swedes who use gibberish letters instead of the superior Æ Ø Å, I’m sure you can agree.
          But the opposite isn’t valid in any language. You don’t know anyone who drive across Størebæltsbrøen to get to Ødense, I hope?

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              If you say “Ødense” is written in a gibberish way, wait until you find out what’s the pronunciation of that city.

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        Now I’m confused and confused how to pronounce Karspleesh. In my head, I’m pronouncing it Car spleen sh

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          19 hours ago

          If you’re feeling adventurous, try Kérsplôøsh.