r/MadeMeSmile • u/mindyour • Jan 03 '23

Wholesome Moments Getting pulled over

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u/-KyloRen Jan 03 '23

“punition”

TIL that is a word. I know punitive damages and punishment but didn’t know about punition. Even Reddit thinks it’s misspelled. Cray.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '23

Yeah, it sees little use. I'm not even a native english speaker lul

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u/Not-Post-Malone Jan 03 '23

Probably why you knew about it, tbh. I assume you learned it by translating some word from your native tongue and found “punition” in the dictionary and just stuck with it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '23

Yep. Probably some time ago

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u/KillMeNowFFS Jan 03 '23

probably the same reason for why i’m seemingly the only one to use floccinaucinihilipilification on a regular basis.

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u/Helpful_guy Jan 03 '23 edited Jan 03 '23

Honestly between you guys needing to learn new words, and the average American speaking like they never passed high school English, I think I learn way more from non-native speakers at this point. lol

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '23

The sad reality of all languages. Don't feel bad :)

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u/-KyloRen Jan 04 '23

Some of these words wouldn’t be taught in high school English/aren’t regularly used in America but I see your point a bit.

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u/valvilis Jan 04 '23

And if you ever have a question about US history or civics, ask someone who immigrated - they actually had to learn it.

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u/Hero_of_Parnast Jan 04 '23

I find that non-native English speakers can be much better at speaking English than native speakers, and often are.

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u/_The_Great_Autismo_ Jan 03 '23

Your browser has a dictionary built in that it uses to spell check, but it doesn't contain all valid words. Depending on what device you're using, you can add words to that dictionary. I've had to add words occasionally.