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Re:Windows 11 calls a zip file a 'postcode file' in UK English by rezaprima on Wednesday June 07, 2023 @09:44PM (#36236125)
Sadly I still read the s as f so I keep got stumped. "fantafy?"
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Re:Windows 11 calls a zip file a 'postcode file' in UK English by adhesive_wombat on Thursday June 08, 2023 @03:42AM (#36238527)
Reminds me of a Just William story where he copied a letter from a letter-writing guide book, studiously converting all the "f"s into "s"s.
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Re:Windows 11 calls a zip file a 'postcode file' in UK English by martopix on Thursday June 08, 2023 @04:58AM (#36239032)
I read someone saying that reading text with the long s is like hearing someone speak with a lisp, and that is SO true. I love it.
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