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[-] kinkles@sh.itjust.works 105 points 1 month ago

The number of people here misspelling Colombia…

[-] Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 39 points 1 month ago

Yeesh, I started it in the post. Corrected.

[-] EisFrei@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

German spelling is Kolumbien, it might have something to do with that.

[-] diverging@lemm.ee 12 points 1 month ago

It's likely because there are a lot of things named Columbia in the US. District of Columbia, Columbia South Carolina, Columbia River, Columbia University, the space shuttle Columbia, and in Canada British Columbia.

[-] b161@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 month ago

Holy shit you weren’t kidding.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 month ago

As a pedantic lover of the written word, I sense your pain.

[-] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 month ago

Collumnbya

[-] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago

Oy, what you on about

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