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Comment by paulddraper

3 months ago

s/leaver/lever/g

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general1465  3 months ago

I apologize, English is not my first language, so sometimes I am freestyling it.

  • paulddraper  3 months ago

    And perhaps you've learned British English.

    It is spelled "lever."

    But British English pronounces it like "beaver."

    And American English pronounces it like "never."

  • ben_w  3 months ago

    Don’t worry too much, most native speakers make mistakes like this every day.

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