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minus-squareConstant Pain@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up27·4 days agoAmericans don’t say “island”, they say “eyeland”
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up11·4 days agoalso the spelling is made up, it should be “iland” but some fucking scribes thought it’d be cooler if it matched french/latin because oooo fancy
minus-squareameancow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·edit-24 days ago“is that land?” “yes, is land.” Is land. Island. language is funny.
Americans don’t say “island”, they say “eyeland”
also the spelling is made up, it should be “iland” but some fucking scribes thought it’d be cooler if it matched french/latin because oooo fancy
“is that land?”
“yes, is land.”
Is land.
Island.
language is funny.
“Be that land?”
“Aye! Land!”
👍🏽
Island means land of ice too.