Why do people say however comma

It always made sense to me. I just view "difference" as analogous to "result" as in and Same difference. Can't say I use the phrase myself much, if at all, though. It's not just a Navy thing. You just haven't yet had the misfortune of experiencing any of the Marine Corps or other branches, obviously outside of bootcamp yet, where people behave marginally differently.

Recruiters don't count as they are chameleon snakes trying to ruin people's lives. For some reason people think that pretending to be smart will make them more of a professional. Epstein didn't kill himself. It's "nicknames," not "knick-names" god damnit. People typing out Latin or French phrases completely incorrectly. If you're going to bother to use it, try to understand what it means and how it's spelt. For example: "Bonerfied", "per say", "on mass".

Originally Posted by Deadman. Oh, I never imagined there was a difference between the pronunciations. Originally Posted by JM. He thinks the pronunciation 'knick-names' is wrong. We don't get it because they sound exactly the same in our heads. He's probably British. I'm just a little boy. I discovered yesterday that "meme" was pronounced like creme, and not "mee-mee".

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