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King Charles has appointed a homeopath. Why do the elite put their faith in snake oil? | Martha Gill
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 06 Feb 2024
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Oh! I get it now, thank you :) I'm realizing after the fact that the spelling of these have confused me before, now it makes sense why!
Don’t feel bad, the spelling confuses a lot of native speakers as well.
This whole "loose/lose" thread exemplifies a big difference in feel between exchanges in Lemmy vs reddit. One takes the opportunity to educate, the other never misses a chance to ridicule.
to be completely fair, both has a bit of both, though as a general trend I agree with you.