Grammar pedants - help please.

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ChrisHB 2 Jan 9:45am, 2 Jan 2025 23,341 posts	0 ChrisHB "... yet those seeds continue to grow into mighty acorns." (today's Guardian)
Northern Exile 2 Jan 9:49am, 2 Jan 2025 10,723 posts	0 Northern Exile Oxymoron??
Dvorak 2 Jan 10:11am, 2 Jan 2025 28,400 posts	0 Dvorak Ah, the majestic acorns, towering over us.
LindsD 2 Jan 10:21am, 2 Jan 2025 71,942 posts	0 LindsD Oh no
Nord Rundeer 🦌 2 Jan 10:42am, 2 Jan 2025 4,881 posts	0 Nord Rundeer 🦌 Ah yes, the mighty acorn. Kinda like a butterfly being a caterpillar's way of passing on genes?
JamieKai chameleon 2 Jan 3:55pm, 2 Jan 2025 19,933 posts	0 JamieKai chameleon I do like planting acorn seeds...
ChrisHB 7 Jan 10:38pm, 7 Jan 2025 23,349 posts	0 ChrisHB I saw XI used to mean football team just now. It was commonplace when I was younger, along with XV for a rugby team but today I had to pause and think about it. Would it fit under synecdoche or is it something else?
GordonG 10 Jan 11:48am, 10 Jan 2025 10,756 posts	0 GordonG Read it and weep...
ChrisHB 10 Jan 12:12pm, 10 Jan 2025 23,357 posts	0 ChrisHB well, there are some omitted letters in pedi's
ChrisHB 10 Jan 12:12pm, 10 Jan 2025 23,358 posts	0 ChrisHB or to be more pedantic, there are some letters omitted from pedi's