What commonly known thing did you learn at an embarrassingly older age?

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i.e. = id est (roughly, "that is")
e.g. = exempli gratia (for example)

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Anonymous wrote:How to pump gas but in my defense I am from NJ

This comment reminded me of something I recently learned:

That there is a little arrow by your gas gauge on your dashboard that tells you what side of the car the gas tank is on. Who knew!

I didn’t know. I’ll check next time I’m in car!

Yes, this legit changed my life last year (at age 40). I did know about the "last place you look" though! I'm practical that way.

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Anonymous wrote:That road signs that say NB mean northbound. I thought it was nota bene.

I thought NB meant New Brunswick but yours is better!

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Until college I thought it was “for all intensive purposes”

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Anonymous wrote:The meaning of the lyrics of most of my favorite songs from the 70s...and 80's for that matter!

The correct LYRICS to some popular songs.

Embarrassing.

I remember playing the same songs over and over, pen in hand, trying to figure out the lyrics so I could write them down. Kids nowadays will never know the joy of FINALLY figuring out what they were singing after listening for the 200th time in a row.

OMG

Up until recently, DH (in his late 50's) thought the lyrics to The Police song "Every Breath You Take" said, "he's a pool-hall ace" instead of "How my poor heart aches"

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I am very well traveled, but just recently realized that Kansas City, Missouri and Kansas City, Kansas are geographically the same city. The Missouri River defines the state borders and just splits the city in half. I always thought these were two completely different cities nowhere near each other.

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That phone sex isn't sex with a phone.

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That a "yamaka" and a yarmulke are the same thing. I just thought I had never seen "yamaka" written out.

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My 17 year old recently informed me that up until a few weeks ago, she thought Martha's Vineyard was the personal estate of Martha Stewart.

I worry.

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How to make the gas pump itself at the pump by clicking that switch on the handle.

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Anonymous wrote:I love these! Especially "We'll burn that bridge when we get to it" and Note Bene.

I did not realize I was supposed to keep those stupid cardboard and/or plastic things in my husband's dress shirts. I'll have to look up what exactly you mean. Do you re-place the cardboard each time you wash the shirt?

No, you are supposed to throw out the cardboard, but the plastic tabs that look kind of like arrows and fit inside the collar are the collar stays and they’re there to help the collar lay properly so it doesn’t turn up at the corners. I thought they were just there to make the shirt look perfect in the package and they were meant to be thrown out.

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Anonymous wrote:My 17 year old recently informed me that up until a few weeks ago, she thought Martha's Vineyard was the personal estate of Martha Stewart.

I worry.

Nah. I can totally understand that. Think about it - your 17 year old didn't grow up in the Kennedy era, or in the generation after the Kennedy era. So this whole idea of Martha's Vineyard has been really diluted by the time it gets to your current 17 year old.

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That realtor is not pronounced "real-uh-tor"

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After living in Boston for 10 years, my mom still didn't know that when the radio announcer talked about the weather on the "Cape and islands", they were talking about Cape Code and Nantucket & Martha's Vineyard.

She thought they were talking about the "Capon Islands" -- she actually thought there were some chicken-shaped islands somewhere off the coast of MA.

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Anonymous wrote:That realtor is not pronounced "real-uh-tor"

again, this is regional.

Jewelry and Realtor are pronounced differently depending on where you were raised.