I’m almost certain “ope” is a clipped version of “whoops” anyway
Is whoops fancy for oops?
You're absolutely right. When I ope about I am 100% saying "Whoop..", but it's clipped down to nothing. It's like a word with a silent letter in it. I'll say "column", and feel the N in my mouth when I speak, but we both know it isn't really there.
I live in Alberta now and am dealing with the conundrum of using "ope", "sorry", and "just gonna sneak on by..."
Just gonna squeeeeeze right past ya there.
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This is the second best news I've seen all week.
Bees are all midwesterners confirmed.
So I looked up the article and thankfully there is an embedded SoundCloud track up the bees whooping. It's goddamn adorable.
The Midwestern varieties actually say "ope.."
I’m almost certain “ope” is a clipped version of “whoops” anyway
Is whoops fancy for oops?
You're absolutely right. When I ope about I am 100% saying "Whoop..", but it's clipped down to nothing. It's like a word with a silent letter in it. I'll say "column", and feel the N in my mouth when I speak, but we both know it isn't really there.
I live in Alberta now and am dealing with the conundrum of using "ope", "sorry", and "just gonna sneak on by..."
Just gonna squeeeeeze right past ya there.