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The Correct Names Twitter account will change how you see the world

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We take the English language for granted, sometimes - and there's one Twitter account to prove it.

The Correct Names Twitter account renames objects to give them a name that actually makes sense. It'll make you ask yourself: Why have we stuck to all the boring, nonsensical words we have done for so long?

Here are some of the words we've been getting so wrong.

Milk

Doughnuts

Water

Fans

Life jackets

Limes

Sofas

Drums

Baths

And chips

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