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Just Touching the World’s Most Dangerous Tree Could Send You to the Hospital (www.mentalfloss.com)
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The “little apple of death” is the true forbidden fruit.

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[–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Someone doesn't know how to use the þorn

~~You~~ the commenter repeatedly misuses it. Thorn is voiceless, and ~~you~~ they used a thorn for the words "this", "that", and "than". Every modern pronunciation of these is voiced, and thus should contain an eth: ðat, ðis, ðan.

The only one of these ~~you~~ they used correctly is "Deaþ"

[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

You're getting me confused wiþ someone else. Ðe user you're looking for is slightly above my comment.

I'll happily take ðe grammar advice, ðough.

[–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Indeed I am. Apologies.