mmezabet,
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BRAIN ASPLODE!

I've never been able to spell "guarantee" correctly on the first try, and today I really looked at it to try to figure out why.

Which is when I realized that the opening "guar" sounds really close to "war" if you are someone who regularly says GUAO or GUËY.

Which is when I realized that a GUARANTEE is the SAME DAMN THING as a WARRANTY.

SAME. DAMN. WORD.

Fifty fucking years on this planet it took me to figure that out, ffs.

grvsmth,
@grvsmth@lingo.lol avatar

@mmezabet Tons of those pairs, since it's the way that French and Spanish speakers wrote down words that start with /w/ in other languages!

guard/ward
guardian/warden
guerilla/warrior
guacamole/whack-a-mole

okay, that last one was a joke...

mina,
@mina@berlin.social avatar

@mmezabet

When you read the word "guarantee", don't you hear instantly that song

🎶 Guarantanamera, guajira, guarantanamera 🎵

earthtoneone,
@earthtoneone@mstdn.social avatar

@mina @mmezabet Guarantillera.. Warranty guarantillera

mina,
@mina@berlin.social avatar

@earthtoneone

Of course! That's the real text!

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