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[–] 0 points 2 years ago (7 children)

is it not supposed to be??

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Without looking into the actual stats, it's so incredibly common it's normal. There are pedantic pros and cons to both; it's trivial. But more people have a second toe shorter than the first.

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    Feet causing you problems?
    Pedantics.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    Sorry to rain on the parade... but ya'll know that the prefix indicating something pertains to the foot or ankle is pod-, right?

    Podiatry. Podiatrist.

    Ped- refers to children.

    Pediatrician. Pediatrics.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Wait... what is a pedometer counting????

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    So I looked into this a bit and...

    it appears to be based on whether a word is using Latin or Greek as its etymological basis, for words pertaining to feet.

    In Latin... it is ped-... but in Greek... it is pod-.

    ... And, you are correct, English has a mish mash of both.

    But also, a lot of English words referring to children use the Greek derived ped- or pedo- to refer to... children.

    ....Which is why in British English, the spelling 'paed-' is used, to minimize this confusion.

    But us clever Americans dropped that, rofl.

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