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TIL: the word “synonym” has a synonym and it’s “Poecilonym”

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XEXnR TIL consonants and vowels are defined by the sound they make when voiced, not the letters themselves. For example, the letter U is a vowel in ‘undergrad’ and a consonant in ‘university.’ The letter W is a consonant in ‘whisky’ and vowel(ish) in ‘saw.’
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