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[–] Knightfox@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

I'm so confused, you didn't have the room to write "calculator", but you had the room to write "(calc is short for calculator btw)"

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[–] Jimmycrackcrack@lemmy.ml 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

I think the implication was supposed to be that the Americans call calculators "calcs" and the image wants to ridicule them for that. I have to say I don't think I've ever heard of that outside of maybe software names, but I'm not from the US.

[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 6 points 4 days ago

Nobody in the us says that, it sounds like something we'd make up and say the British say.

[–] SectoidLexi@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 4 days ago

I believe that's in reference to a clip of a streamer saying that repeatedly. It's not supposed to make sense I think.

For those that joined the stream recently, they're just using slang