Does anyone speak simple English anymore?

SleepyLion

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LOL… That used to drive me batty back in the 90s when you’d be verbally telling someone a web address and had to pronounce the triple doubleyoo…

Then I heard a British coworker saying it as “dub dub dub” and I just went with that from then on.
I always thought it should have been "trip-dub" or "tri-dub".
 
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laKavosiey-st lion

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@laKavosiey-st lion is a proponent of simple English . He even went to the extreme with the naming of simple cub .
Here’s simple cub’s foster dad simple jack, he named her after driving her to nj from Arkansas

remember, man or animal, never go full simple.
 
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CVLion

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I always thought it should have been "trip-dub" or "tri-dub".

I’ve pondered this a little more, and realized one drawback… with the first option at least, I definitely would have received a call from my Mom saying “Please come over and reinstall Netscape for me, it won’t load trippedup.askjeeves.com even though I typed it just like you said!”

I’m thinking “threedub” would’ve been a cool shorthand. Kinda makes me wish mandatory “www” would make a comeback so I could use it.