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TIL the correct spelling of "nowadays" (self.todayilearned)
submitted 1 year ago by MooseBoys to c/[email protected]
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Apparently “nowdays” isn’t a word.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That seems fine to me. I've heard "check and mate" a bunch, so this isn't too much of a stretch for me.

[–] ma11en 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

They clearly meant checkmate though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Well OP clearly meant nowadays whenever they said "nowdays", too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

So do the people who say "check and mate."