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I'm Australian so I didn't know about this -- I guess I'll switch to "sliver" since it seems it's more broadly understood. Thanks for letting me know!

• OJFord 3y ago
  No wuckers ;) I didn't know either, I only really checked because I was curious if they had a completely different etymology and only happened to be spelt^ and used similarly. (^or if, like spelt and spelled, the same root had just come to be used in two ways for the same.) So, note to self, slither is not a noun! (Except to mean limestone rubble apparently, but I think I can ignore that.)
  • arketyp 3y ago
    Note to self, "a sliver of hope" is not to be confused with "the silver lining".