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9. I can imagine a shortening evolving.

Fri Jul 10, 2026, 04:24 AM

22 hrs ago

It may be that 'oops' I'm more familiar with was once 'oopsie-daisy'

I can also imagine spellings that don't closely follow pronunciations

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All the jokes about Mid west and Wi folks and "Ope" is that a misspelling? [View all] 31j20b3 Thursday OP

I have lived in Michigan all my life and i do not know what Ope is. Srkdqltr Thursday #1

I live in Ohio and have never heard of it. Diamond_Dog Thursday #3

Maybe it's an AI hallucination... 31j20b3 Thursday #4

True. The Canadian "A" would be more used here. Srkdqltr Thursday #6

Ope julmur Thursday #5

Abandon ope, all ye who enter here. Harker Thursday #7

I've heard it a lot here in Iowa and have even used it myself.... Sogo Thursday #8

I can imagine a shortening evolving. 31j20b3 22 hrs ago #9