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Rebracketing (en.wikipedia.org)
7 points by zests 1775 days ago
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The word helicopter is not heli+copter but is really helico+pter. Helico as in helix and pter as in pterodactyl. "Heli" is a modern prefix that comes from helicopter, not the other way around.
the level -> nivel one blew my mind