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Apparently “nowdays” isn’t a word.

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[–] ma11en@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (6 children)

Quite often seen with spaces or hyphens.

As an aside I saw 'check, mate' today.

[–] Spuddaccino@reddthat.com 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

That seems fine to me. I've heard "check and mate" a bunch, so this isn't too much of a stretch for me.

[–] ma11en@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

They clearly meant checkmate though.

[–] Spuddaccino@reddthat.com 1 points 2 years ago

So do the people who say "check and mate."

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