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minus-squareConstant Pain@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up27·2 months agoAmericans don’t say “island”, they say “eyeland”
minus-squareameancow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·edit-22 months ago“is that land?” “yes, is land.” Is land. Island. language is funny.
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 months 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
Americans don’t say “island”, they say “eyeland”
“is that land?”
“yes, is land.”
Is land.
Island.
language is funny.
“Be that land?”
“Aye! Land!”
👍🏽
Island means land of ice too.
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