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kiddico
on May 26, 2016
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Squid, octopus, and cuttlefish populations have be...
This is gonna be really dumb, but what's the difference between aeons, and eons? Or did I miss a really important day of school?
Edit: nevermind, I googled it, as I should have the first time. Turns out I was just too 'Merican.
kazinator
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This is gonna be really dumb, but what's the difference betwen American and 'Merican ...
mindcrime
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Don't feel bad. I had exactly the same thought when I posted this, and also decided to Google it. I assumed aeon and eon where synonyms, but realized I'd never actually looked it up to confirm that. Now we know...
Amezarak
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Well, the quote is from Lovecraft, who was himself American.
thund
on May 26, 2016
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AE often comes from Latin words, so yeah you'll see it more in European languages
cgio
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Aeon comes from Greek αιών, that's why it has the ae.
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Edit: nevermind, I googled it, as I should have the first time. Turns out I was just too 'Merican.