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[–] deltapi 0 points 8 months ago (2 children)

? That's usually a reference to British soldiers especially during the musket era. What's it mean here?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

The squiggly line that spell check draws ~~Uber~~ under misspelled words

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

It draws under words usually, not über them

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago

it's a joke that a lot of people copyedit or mark students' work in red pen, a pun on the thin X line, a(n arguably risible) belief that those in a particular uniform are the only thing keeping society intact.