https://xkcd.com/2896

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

  • @PipocaEnglish
    32•10 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•10 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•10 months ago

        Those are all unacceptable crossword clues

        Taylor 2025 effort would be an acceptable crossword clue

      • steboEnglish
        11•10 months ago

        aroe: Rōmaji transcription of アロエ

        ok but that’s just the Katakana transcription of aloe

      • @PlutoniumAcidEnglish
        6•10 months ago

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

        • @RustyNovaEnglish
          3•10 months ago

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

    • @moistclumpEnglish
      5•10 months ago

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