It has to do with the word coming from French to English. There isn’t a b sound in the French word. Sometimes, the weird spellings harken back to French loan words.

My guess is that English speakers spoke it with an accent and it eventually morphed into the modern English pronunciation

How do you keep your paper from curling? Mine always curls when I try watercolor

I type really fast into a telnet session like the good lord intended!

Pong irc.2600.net

Until we can make everything through the tireless efforts of a single Australian man

Jerboa!

I pronounce it the correct way: dah-tah

Aren’t lemming, fedizens, and reddit r/efugees referring to different specific groups of people?

It might be best to go with something that has more appeal. That’s part of why I went with lemon because it seemed catchy. Lemmings, unfortunately, has historically had a negative meaning. Fedizens is okay, but citizen might be better as it isn’t a portmaneau? (new word combined from other words)

Yes, join the cult! Just kidding.

I kind of like the term “Lemons” because the general mood seems to be sour towards reddit from the recent migrants. However, even though lemons are sour, they add a lot of flavor and are a fundamental part of a lot of recipes

I think we’re seeing the beginnings of what I call the “Reddit Schism”. Once the cats started appearing, it has become official. We are no longer redditors.

Our fruits have become soured, and have soured us, with the latest news from Reddit. Let us, the “lemons” move onto the welcoming arms of the federation!