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[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Pallet and palette are homophones, but the different words have distinctly different meanings.

The problem is the pervasive proliferation of improper phrasing

[-] MotoAsh@lemmy.world -2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Wrong. Look up the definitions. They literally reference each other as same.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Nope.

Dictionary Definitions from Oxford Languages · Learn more pal·let1 noun a straw mattress. a crude or makeshift bed. Tip Similar-sounding words pallet is sometimes confused with palette

[-] rezifon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Citing a reference is a nice palate cleanser.

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