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[–] macaw_dean_settle@lemmy.world 27 points 11 months ago (3 children)

So normal people don't have an education? It is brake, how do you people keep making this mistake?

[–] Ronno@feddit.nl 4 points 11 months ago

It's an Alfa, "Break" might be the correct terminology /s

Joke of course, I love Alfa's!

[–] Polderviking@feddit.nl 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Likely something to do with English being a secondary language to the vast majority of the world...

[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Afaik native speakers make such mistakes more often, since they learned far more of the language by hearing than by reading

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Well, I think you answered your own question 😅