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# Pedogenesis means soil creation.
Seeing as they leave out the 'a' from 'paedo-', how would Americans distinguish between pedogenesis (soil creation) and paedogenesis (child creation)?
(I helped save b3ta! Bob Todd whee, Wed 13 May 2009, 1:00, archived)
# And how would they distinguish it from some kind of Brass Eye style biblical paedophile crisis? (ala Paedogeddon)
(Jeru War and Piss, Wed 13 May 2009, 1:03, archived)
# it's usually pretty simple to judge from the context of the sentence
like getting wind and wind confused
(I helped save b3ta! gronkpan @vomitinglarry.bsky.social, Wed 13 May 2009, 1:03, archived)
# But 'nursery' can be a place where small humans are found
or a place where small plants are found.

CONFUSION. ):
(I helped save b3ta! Bob Todd whee, Wed 13 May 2009, 1:06, archived)
# neither dirt nor children are traditionally created in nurseries so it's ok
(I helped save b3ta! gronkpan @vomitinglarry.bsky.social, Wed 13 May 2009, 1:12, archived)
# You give them too much credit.
Calling someone a "thespian" can ruin election chances.
(I helped save b3ta! Tahkcalb ω∞ for sigs, Wed 13 May 2009, 1:06, archived)