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To point out that it’s sliver, not slither

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Priminister · 10/06/2024 19:55

Sliver is a small slice of something.

Slither is what a snake does.

’I had a sliver of cake’, not ‘I had a slither of cake’.

’It’s a sliver of land’, not ‘It’s a slither of land’.

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FawnFrenchieMum · 10/06/2024 20:58

I’m going to hold my hands up and say I actaully have no idea it was silver and not slither! I have now been educated.

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Priminister · 10/06/2024 20:57

NeverEnoughPants · 10/06/2024 20:56

But Welsh Rabbit was the original name of the dish.. Rarebit came later...

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Was it really? I’d always thought it was called rarebit. Interesting!

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Priminister · 10/06/2024 20:57

Rainydayinlondon · 10/06/2024 20:03

I think most people know it’s sliver, but say slither in the same way one says Welsh rabbit instead or rarebit

I’m genuinely not sure they do realise. Someone I know said slither when she meant sliver recently and I commented on it. She said she had always thought it was slither, not sliver. It was only when she googled it that she realised.

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NeverEnoughPants · 10/06/2024 20:56

Rainydayinlondon · 10/06/2024 20:03

I think most people know it’s sliver, but say slither in the same way one says Welsh rabbit instead or rarebit

But Welsh Rabbit was the original name of the dish.. Rarebit came later...

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Priminister · 10/06/2024 20:53

ASighMadeOfStone · 10/06/2024 20:05

How very helpful.
I'm sure the person you corrected will feel so much better than you've started a thread about them.

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Given that I can’t even remember the thread title, it’s unlikely I’ll be identifying the poster.

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Hotnamehere · 10/06/2024 20:09

I hate these snarky threads.

ASighMadeOfStone · 10/06/2024 20:08

However, I've found the thread you're referring to and some twat did post only to point out the poster's mistake (which is nasty, and against Talk guidelines) so I've reported them.

uhOhOP · 10/06/2024 20:08

Rainydayinlondon · 10/06/2024 20:03

I think most people know it’s sliver, but say slither in the same way one says Welsh rabbit instead or rarebit

"Welsh rabbit" is acceptable.

UpUpUpU · 10/06/2024 20:07

Pedants corner is this way >

ASighMadeOfStone · 10/06/2024 20:05

Priminister · 10/06/2024 19:59

I saw it on here today. It seems to be a common mistake so I thought I’d be helpful and point it out. :)

How very helpful.
I'm sure the person you corrected will feel so much better than you've started a thread about them.

Rainydayinlondon · 10/06/2024 20:03

I think most people know it’s sliver, but say slither in the same way one says Welsh rabbit instead or rarebit

Arlanymor · 10/06/2024 20:03

YANBU

I’ll add one of my own.

You can wonder why something has happened, you can’t wander why something has happened. A wander is a leisurely walk.

Hotnamehere · 10/06/2024 20:01
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TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 10/06/2024 20:01

If it was a very, very long swiss roll, could one not have a slither of it?

Or alternatively could one have a thin sliver of snake in a some foreign place where they eat that sort of stuff?

Ozanj · 10/06/2024 19:59

That is definitely not a common subsitution. Only a fool would use slither instead of sliver

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Priminister · 10/06/2024 19:59

I saw it on here today. It seems to be a common mistake so I thought I’d be helpful and point it out. :)

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Revelatio · 10/06/2024 19:57

Who are you pointing it out to? I think you need to do it at the time as it would look a bit odd if you randomly brought it up a week later.

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