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

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[-] _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyz 28 points 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

[-] Jackcooper@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

Those are all unacceptable crossword clues

Taylor 2025 effort would be an acceptable crossword clue

[-] stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 9 months ago

aroe: Rōmaji transcription of アロエ

ok but that's just the Katakana transcription of aloe

[-] shea@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 9 months ago

[-] PlutoniumAcid@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago

oine is most definitely not Danish for eyes. That would be øjne, plural of øje.

[-] jxk@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

What does 'enter' even mean in French?

[-] RustyNova@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

In means nothing. The french for enter is "entrer"

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