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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I know it means "fluid ounces" but every single time I see it my brain says "floral ounces".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I just read it floz. Doesn't mean anything to my European ass, anyway.

2 flozes? Sure. Might as well be that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

My French brain reads that as "Eiffel Oz" (like the wizard of Oz and the Eiffel tower).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Whoa mine does too I wonder why that is? What an odd assumption for a brain to make

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

My theory is something like fluid -> fluoride -> floral but who knows