https://xkcd.com/2896

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Also, we would really appreciate it if you could prominently refer to it as an ‘eHit’.

  • x4740N@lemmy.worldEnglish
    131·
    9 months ago

    I’m having a mental stronk trying to figure out what the words on the bottom say

    • Pipoca@lemmy.worldEnglish
      32·
      9 months ago

      Crosswords have clues going across and down.

      The words just use common letters so they’re things puzzle creators wish were real words. They’re not currently words.

      • _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyzEnglish
        28·
        9 months ago

        Ahem:

        aerae: Latin, genitive/dative singular of aera

        eni: Urhobo for ‘elephant’

        oreta: Latin, taxonomic genus within the family Drepanidae.

        aroe: Rōmaji transcription of アロエ

        oine: Danish, indefinite plural of øie

        aen: Rōmaji transcription of あえん

        enta: French, third-person singular past historic of enter

        aete: Rōmaji transcription of あえて