https://xkcd.com/2896

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Also, we would really appreciate it if you could prominently refer to it as an ‘eHit’.

  • @x4740NEnglish
    12•3 months ago

    I’m having a mental stronk trying to figure out what the words on the bottom say

    • @PipocaEnglish
      32•3 months ago

      Crosswords have clues going across and down.

      The words just use common letters so they’re things puzzle creators wish were real words. They’re not currently words.

      • @[email protected]English
        28•3 months ago

        Ahem:

        aerae: Latin, genitive/dative singular of aera

        eni: Urhobo for ‘elephant’

        oreta: Latin, taxonomic genus within the family Drepanidae.

        aroe: Rōmaji transcription of アロエ

        oine: Danish, indefinite plural of øie

        aen: Rōmaji transcription of あえん

        enta: French, third-person singular past historic of enter

        aete: Rōmaji transcription of あえて

        • @JackcooperEnglish
          11•3 months ago

          Those are all unacceptable crossword clues

          Taylor 2025 effort would be an acceptable crossword clue

        • steboEnglish
          11•3 months ago

          aroe: Rōmaji transcription of アロエ

          ok but that’s just the Katakana transcription of aloe

        • @PlutoniumAcidEnglish
          6•3 months ago

          oine is most definitely not Danish for eyes. That would be øjne, plural of øje.

          • @RustyNovaEnglish
            3•3 months ago

            In means nothing. The french for enter is “entrer”

      • @moistclumpEnglish
        5•3 months ago

        That’s why they use “oboe” so often eh