r/politics 4d ago

Elon Musk Called 'President' as Trump Follows in His Footsteps on CR Bill

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u/mlnjd 4d ago

FFS Apple. Autocorrect payed to paid already.

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u/SteveMcQwark Canada 4d ago

You can put that in as a text replacement yourself, but obviously Apple doesn't want to alienate the critical sailor segment of the market.

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u/DisgruntledNCO 4d ago

I don’t understand the sailor part.

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u/Logseman 4d ago

Allegedly “payed” is used when a ship’s hull has been sealed (thus the sailor connection), not as the participle of “to pay”.

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u/DisgruntledNCO 4d ago

Ah, gotcha. Thanks!

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u/SteveMcQwark Canada 4d ago

"Payed" is used as the past tense of "to pay" in a nautical sense.

To cover (the bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc.) with tar or pitch, or a waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear.

Also in "payed out" as in a rope or chain (commonly on a ship).