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submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by Stamets to c/memes
 

Apparently this reminder is needed.

It is a meme.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (3 children)

two are proper nouns, so dont count. three mean 'to close something' (more or less). one is an animal.

i see really only two homonyms in total.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (13 children)

I don't get the first row, somebody feel like helping me out? Lol

[–] MrJameGumb 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)

A Navy Seal, an oil seal for a machine, and someone applying wood sealant.

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[–] someguy3 4 points 11 months ago

Pretty sure seals were named after seals.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

i didn't understand this at first

[–] TootSweet 4 points 11 months ago (4 children)

English sucks ass and it's all the fault of people who pronounce the word "avove" with two distinct vowel sounds like weirdos.

(Jk jk I don't mean it please don't hurt me wedge/schwa distinguishers.)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

For ~~real~~ seal though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Oh, it ain't easy, but it sure is fun :)

[–] dual_sport_dork 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

If you'd like to have your mind blown by something you haven't ever thought that hard about before in your life, sit down and try to come up with a list for all the definitions and use contexts for the word "set."

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

English is not hard. Nobody uses seal but me.

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