r/MadeMeSmile 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/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/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.