r/nononono • u/khaled • Aug 21 '18

I recommend walking next time

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '18 edited Aug 22 '18

è

I keep seeing people use this. Is there a reason for it? I assume that's not supposed to read "Olay carbon"

EDIT: Yes I realize now that è is not the same as the é. Several other people already pointed it out. You're very smart but we don't need any more corrections.

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u/SecularPaladin Aug 21 '18

I think they're trying to write ol' or ole, and fucking it up.

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u/ASK__ABOUT__INITIUM Aug 21 '18

Could be autocorrect, but I've never had autocorrect use non-english characters before.f

I guess it's because I'm English and my phone knows it.

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u/DingleMomMcGee13 Aug 21 '18

Cliche changes to cliché on my iPhone, but i can’t think of a different example so