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

[Anonymous]

I realized in my 30s, nevertheless is one word not three.
For the cookie exchange parties, I thought it would be a cookie buffet, not cookie take out.
I used to think Stephen and Steven were pronounced differently; and the rapper Eninem was named like the candy, M&M.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I realized in my 30s, nevertheless is one word not three.
For the cookie exchange parties, I thought it would be a cookie buffet, not cookie take out.
I used to think Stephen and Steven were pronounced differently; and the rapper Eninem was named like the candy, M&M.

I am 39 and have no idea how cookie exchange parties work. Never been to one, never heard of them except on DCUM. No one I know does them.

[Anonymous]

I would only use one bridge going from DC to Virginia because that's the way I did it the first time. That lasted a year. I was in my 20's (pre-gps)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would only use one bridge going from DC to Virginia because that's the way I did it the first time. That lasted a year. I was in my 20's (pre-gps)

It took me 2 or 3 years of living here before I figured out which one (ones) is the 14th Street Bridge.

[Anonymous]

How do I get invited to a cookie exchange party? I love cookies!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought there was a drink called Roman Coke, which I had ordered and talked about many times. But then I was driving in Maryland, and mentioned to a friend that hey, that city Roman Coke is like the drink! Friend said you mean rum and coke, not Roman coke. I think my assumption came from ordering in loud bars.

[Anonymous]

I had never heard of Canadian bacon until I was in college.

I didn't know how to pronounce cacophony until....last year. I'm 40.

[Anonymous]

I used to use "slap and tickle" inappropriately in mixed company until I was told what it really referred to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought there was a drink called Roman Coke, which I had ordered and talked about many times. But then I was driving in Maryland, and mentioned to a friend that hey, that city Roman Coke is like the drink! Friend said you mean rum and coke, not Roman coke. I think my assumption came from ordering in loud bars.

Do you mean Roanoke?

NP, no, Romancoke is just over the bay bridge. 21666

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I used to use "slap and tickle" inappropriately in mixed company until I was told what it really referred to.

Slap and tickle? Can you use it in context? Never heard of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I realized in my 30s, nevertheless is one word not three.
For the cookie exchange parties, I thought it would be a cookie buffet, not cookie take out.
I used to think Stephen and Steven were pronounced differently; and the rapper Eninem was named like the candy, M&M.

You're not totally wrong. His legal name is "Marshall Mathers." The name "Eminem" is a riff on his initials.

[Anonymous]

#edsmanifesto

[Anonymous]

It’s “intents and purposes” not “intensive purposes”

[Anonymous]

Had no idea it was "bury the lede" until reading it on DCUM a few years ago. Some of y'all are smart.

[Anonymous]

My husband just discovered tonight that it is pronounced candelabra, not candle-bra. Unfortunately for him, our house is full of relatives for the holidays and he will never live this down.