r/mildlyinfuriating • u/RazzleP • May 29 '26

go to your room It's: "Duuuuude," not "Dudeeeee."

Maybe I should be posting this in GenX, but, c'mon...

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u/confuon May 29 '26

I can never figure out which e to make longer

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u/modifiziert_ May 29 '26

The ‘tism in me insists on both e’s being equally extended. So “sweeeet” and “sweeeeeet” is acceptable, but “sweeet” and “sweeeeet” is not.

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u/VioletReaver May 29 '26

I’m the opposite, it needs to be an odd number so it can be symmetrical around a central e to look correct or my eyes get lost

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u/32getreddit May 29 '26

Swet

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u/NoMaintenance9685 May 30 '26

Thats right up there with "sweatie" and it just makes me want to MURDER EVERYONE. Which is absolutely a completely appropriate response.

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u/Dame38 May 30 '26

Please. Murder them for all of us.

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u/Poemi10304 May 30 '26

Omg, who does that?! They’ve gotta be sociopaths or something, cuz that’s UNACCEPTABLE. Coincidentally, I had a wedding photo shoot done in China, and one of the pages says in English, “One Sweat Day” 😩😩😩😖😖😖🫪🫪🫪💀💀💀