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1. bugufu8f83 · 1789891917 · focus · HN ↗

   > if word.startswith("ub"): return False

   An uber-rich man riding in an Uber installed an Ubuntu package.

   I'm actually a bit surprised by this rule. Is this line there entirely due to the word "ubiquitous"? I think it is.

   1. Aachen · 1789921898 · focus · HN ↗

      For anyone else wondering what the problem is supposed to be with that example: some English speakers call ubuntu "you buntu" whereas uber is just pronounced, well, as you write it and not "youber"

      I used Ubuntu before learning English so it took me a while to realise

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