Confusing skeptic and sceptic will never not be funny to me (edit: I now live in shame)

mkl 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Then I think you are the confused one, as they mean the same thing but one is US and one is UK+NZ+etc.: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sceptic#English

cestith 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I think you’re reading “sceptic” as “septic”. They are not the same word.

nkrisc 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

About as funny as “confusing” color and colour. Which is to say: not very.

Skeptic and sceptic are pronounced identically, because they are just different spelling of the same word.

ajd555 an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Damn it - well, I'll never live this one down, I'll learn to shut up next time

	▲	throw4847285 an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Nah, as long as you're good a sport about it, it's all good. In fact, it's refreshing to have someone make a mistake like that so confidently, and then own up to it immediately.
	▲	forinti an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		It shows good character to own your mistakes.

NiloCK an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Sure, live in shame, but don't let go of the humor in it all :)

	▲	ajd555 28 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I did get quite a laugh when the comments made me realize what an asshat I was

forinti 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Sceptic is the UK spelling of skeptic.

Maybe you've confused it with septic?

llm_nerd 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

How do you mean? Guy was born and raised in New Zealand and is using British spelling. There is nothing confused or confusing about this.