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NewTime
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07 Aug 2019, 11:08 am

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07 Aug 2019, 11:09 am

There's no I in "team", but there's no "everyone", either,



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07 Aug 2019, 11:25 am

NewTime wrote:
There is no "I" in ""Team"...
There is no "U" in "Team", either.


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07 Aug 2019, 11:26 am

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source: https://xkcd.com/1562/
Hovertext: There is no "I" in "VOWELS"


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07 Aug 2019, 4:46 pm

I noticed that too. It's just a figure of speech or an expression that can have holes poked in it.


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08 Aug 2019, 9:19 am

Every time I hear this tired expression, I think "Yes, but there are two I's in IDIOT!"

True as the saying may be and, while I understand its meaning, it's still tiresome.