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TIL the word "apron" comes from the Old French word "napron." Over time "a napron" became "an apron." in c/til

[–] CautiousYellow 14 points 2 years ago

orange is the same: "a norange -> an orange", hence "una naranja" in Spanish.

Happy Canada Day from Foggy Halifax in c/canada

[–] CautiousYellow 6 points 2 years ago

I remember this time of year in Halifax. It would be foggy, and cold, and the foghorn would be going in the harbour.

Students started last week. Already a great start. in c/[email protected]

[–] CautiousYellow 2 points 2 years ago

ouch. Hold firm, if you can.

Good news, everyone! in c/[email protected]

[–] CautiousYellow 1 points 2 years ago

I decided to keep my reddit username (for old times' sake). For those making their way over, lemmy.ml is very busy right now; I signed up on lemmy.ca and had no trouble getting my account created. If I were smarter, I would find a way to do this from mastodon, but...

Welcome, new users! in c/main

[–] CautiousYellow 3 points 2 years ago

I just signed up tonight. I tried to log in about an hour after signing up, and it worked. Now I have to see whether I can find a community that lives elsewhere on lemmy.