submitted 2 years ago by MooseBoys@lemmy.world to c/todayilearned@lemmy.ml

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Apparently “nowdays” isn’t a word.

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[-] ma11en@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Quite often seen with spaces or hyphens.

As an aside I saw 'check, mate' today.

[-] Spuddaccino@reddthat.com 1 points 2 years ago

That seems fine to me. I've heard "check and mate" a bunch, so this isn't too much of a stretch for me.

[-] ma11en@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

They clearly meant checkmate though.

[-] Spuddaccino@reddthat.com 1 points 2 years ago

So do the people who say "check and mate."

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