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[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

"Centipede" means 100 feet.

"Millipede" means 1000 feet.

[-] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 6 months ago

Pede means feet. So does the pie in piedmont.

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

You're right, I meant feet. Fixed!

[-] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 6 months ago

Phew because essentially* I was like


* essentially in no way whatsoever

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago

It bothers me more than you that it was wrong, so I appreciate the correction!

[-] lars@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 6 months ago

Donโ€™t tell me how I feel ๐Ÿ™…๐Ÿ˜‚

[-] mnemonicmonkeys@sh.itjust.works -3 points 6 months ago

I am aware of how prefixes work

[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

In this case it's what the prefixes mean that's relevant.

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