r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Upstairs_Cash8400 • 1d ago

English for Beginners

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u/allnaturalfigjam 22h ago

Is it just me or do a lot of fluent English speakers use "weary" and "wary" interchangeably? I keep hearing people saying "be weary of that" and I'm starting to think I'm the crazy one.

I had a boyfriend in uni who pronounced "wander" the same as "wonder". Drove me up the wall.

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u/hhfugrr3 18h ago

How often are you meeting people who others think you need to be cautious of?

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u/allnaturalfigjam 18h ago

I live in Australia, it's less the people and more the place

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u/hhfugrr3 18h ago

Ahh makes sense. Good luck with... well everything out there

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u/allnaturalfigjam 17h ago

Thanks mate