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Blaze@reddthat.com to interestingasfuck@lemm.ee ·
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In 2007, after one of their gorillas, Bokito, escaped and attacked a women who stared at him every day, the Rotterdam Zoo started handing out glasses that tricked the gorillas to avoid stare

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In 2007, after one of their gorillas, Bokito, escaped and attacked a women who stared at him every day, the Rotterdam Zoo started handing out glasses that tricked the gorillas to avoid stare

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Blaze@reddthat.com to interestingasfuck@lemm.ee ·
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bokito_(gorilla)

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    ‘Everyday’ - an adjective meaning ‘normal’ and 'mundane.

    ‘Every day’ - daily.

    A trusted news source should know its own language.

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      OP isn’t a trusted news source…and the subtitle isn’t a quote they pulled from the wiki article

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        Indeed, still corrected the title

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        The plot thickens

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      One of the dumbest and most pedantic differences I can think of in the English language.

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        There are many worse mistakes journalists make, this isn’t one I’m particularly bothered by.

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      Oh, thanks for the heads up from a non native speaker.

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      Similarly, it’s always grating to see on a dating profile that a person likes to “hangout.”

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      Corrected!

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