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CorrugatedUrethra1995
There's a D in ridge but not in rerigerator.
thisisausernamelikeanyothersbutthisonesmellsweird
finetoroastasimamarshmallow
That’s English for you.
Tyvark
Why is this on the different template??? How many stock photos like this are there???
TargetedAdBot
Why do you have so strange word for it anyway. Other languages have like "ice cabinet" or "cool box" etc.
Sheldonian
Well it has a latin root, in Mexico we use "refrigerador" which means something like "the one that cools"
wongrich
Why is there a d in bridge
BluePaladin42
Bridge isn't short for brigerator.
Exowe
Wait when did the template changed ?
kerms
Because "frige" looks weird
macbi
Different stock photo to normal.
magitek
Judge -> Judgment always looks weird to me. Shouldn’t there be another E in there?
sadurdaynight
Our language is so fucked up, we spend 12 years learning it. Then we get to college, and they go "nah, fam, you need a couple more years!"
RICHARDJOKES
The ee's in bee are silent.
krslvsasuka101
Because "frige" would be FRY-juh
onlyforn00ds
I'm glad I didn't come across this while late night scrolling, otherwise I'd be up all night thinking on it.
imonsei
because you are supposed to put the D in it yourself.
FatBastardVegetarian
I spell Refrigerator incorrectly every damn time because of this and some little red line reminds me. I'm daft.
Clarysage
Too cold in the freezer for the D.
aDampWeasel
now im going to be up all night
Allsheets
Ask her you fool.
rjmmbc
Because -dge is a short vowel marker that comes at the end of a word. “Frige” would be pronounced with a long i.
Predacane35
Because English
plainoldfool
Because business marketing (fridge is short for "Frigidaire")
HumanCats
There's a D in my refrigerator when it gets too hot.
laisametschbaetzlaondsoidawirschd
That's absolutely normal. Sometimes the D is in, sometimes it isn't.
Piyushnitor
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Piyushnitor
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mixel08
3
bolobass
frig
majorserenity
Feck, Girls, Arse!!!!
IllegalDuckling
Sosij
owlcatsanctuary101
There is a D in my refrigerator...
TemetNosce000
Well is it running?
RavennaMagnus
Her: there’s no D in me either
williamfny
Rip inbox?
WhatzitTooya
Conclusion: She's a refrigerator.
metalrulercid
Baeloro
Hopefully there's no d in the refrigerator either.
Prometheus79
I have one that's detachable. You can borrow it.
PutItInNeutral
Thank you John S. Hall.
terp
https://youtu.be/byDiILrNbM4
Whatdoyousaytoanicecupoftea
Thereitis .gif
mondeca
This comes in handy a lot of the time. I can leave it home, when I think it's gonna get me in trouble.
InfOracle
Every dick is detachable with enough force.
consistentprogress
Paige no?
aSheepAmongWolves
I knew that already, Harriet
Whatdoyousaytoanicecupoftea
There is a D in her fridge, though
zenoshogun
RavennaMagnus
Probably her shower too
SyntheticReindeer
Dear god! She's s cannibal!
WhereHaveAllTheUsernamesGone2
comacomacomacomachameleon
Don't knock it til you try it... Get a glass one and put it in the freezer for a bit.
HighSorcerer
It's because "fridge" is shorthand for "Frigidaire" which was a common brand of refrigerator that just became popular vernacular.
TemetNosce000
Frigid Air. Very smart.
Shelest
And "refrigerator" is short for "refity-frifity-gerafity-torquald" which explains no "D"
12nmarano
You just made me hard with knowledge.
The3rdwheel
fun fact: Used to be called " Guardian " until the company was bought by General Motors and they changed it to Frigidair
SpoilsburyToastMan
Also, I'm pretty sure Frigidaire are just an American brand. Don't really see them in Europe...
MisterMarblesFoibles
I think it has more to do with the fact no one would know how to pronounce 'frige'
freckledkink
I have some relatives who still call it an ice box. From when you bought ice to put in it.
RichardCraniumTheThird
According to Merriam Webster it used to be frig (pronounced the same), but people reading that had a hard time trying to pronounce it..
LeadPrick
rophiandis
I'm not sure if YOU made this up, or just believed someone who did
SpoilsburyToastMan
It's actually from the Latin refrigerare. The D was added to Fridge to make it sound more like bridge/ridge/smidge, and not sprig/twig.
SpoilsburyToastMan
https://www.merriam-webster.com/video/why-is-d-in-fridge-but-not-refrigerator
sometwatstolemyusername
But the d is still in the wrong place
Squarkage
That's what she said
tenaciousOther
I thought for the longest time the Frigidaire was just a weird way my dad would say refrigerator. Its a family thing to give weird names 1/2
tenaciousOther
To things and places
getadogupya
We had one in my childhood, with the name emblazoned across the front, so there was never any confusion.
Maxgaap
https://www.merriam-webster.com/video/why-is-d-in-fridge-but-not-refrigerator
omuaomua
HighSorcerer
It's better to be a smartass than a dumbass.
Jakethesnake357
Been saying this for years
omuaomua
CocoPuppyFlyer
The dictionary says it comes from latin. https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/fridge-vs-frig-spelling-short-for-refrigerator
Vilgashem
I love how people are so driven to investigative due diligence just to ackchually on someone.
chimalli
Hey! That's very interesting! Thanks!
baraseth
But there's no D in Frigidaire either....? (At least not before the g)
jicahmusic
Without it the short for Frigidaire would just be frig. “Hey honey can you grab me a beer from the frig”
hardytardigrade
That's short for "from the friggin' fridge"
Californiajackson
Frige.
maxximusprimus
Frig right off
willbailey226131415
Frig one of the norse gods!
UsuallySpecial
Most of them would enjoy that, but it is a danger sport.
willbailey226131415
Haha no thats her name. Before it became a term for what ppl do with their fingers
CirB
Just like in some places people call vacuums hoovers or mieles. Kuha tuli mieleen (thx Fingerpori)
heimopaallikko
Torille!
HighSorcerer
yeah, exactly. Or band-aids. That's a brand, the thing is "adhesive bandage" but "band-aid" is a lot easier to use.
ExplodingRobotColon
Some countries use the actual (UK, elastoplast & hoover vs. USA, band-aid & vaccum)
mentallychallengeaccepted
Or fleshlights!
ShlongaDonga
FOOMP
Eppiox
SCHLORP
nosuchusername
Kuhan kuha ei tuu mun mieleen, kauhea sotku.
TheAnswerWasAlwaysMoreLube
Like podcast for audioblogs.
LurkerOfDarkness
Yeah, well here we call them (in translation) dustsuckers. (Not German)
jsb1983
Dutch?
LurkerOfDarkness
Nope, danish.
IHaveUnpopularOpinions
Also in finnish the same thing
factcheckmate
So Fridge is somehow short for Frigidaire? Its like sandwich being called switchand after Earl of Sandwich
detectivekagami
Ya
HighSorcerer
I don't know man, I don't make the rules for how language develops.
Zeterai
I'm calling them switchands from now on. I think I'll get a Subway Switchand today, in fact.
AutoBat
Wait til you find out about the origin of sideburns
bolobass
Well?
UglyTitties
Ambrose Burnside
TemetNosce000
What a character