Flying Squid to Mildly [email protected]English • 3 days agoAs an English language pedant, I find this text message mildly infuriating.lemmy.worldmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up188file-text
arrow-up188imageAs an English language pedant, I find this text message mildly infuriating.lemmy.worldFlying Squid to Mildly [email protected]English • 3 days agomessage-square39fedilinkfile-text
That is not what “unstop” means. You unstop a drain that is clogged, you don’t unstop something you want to restart.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•3 days agoAt least they tell you what it’s supposed to mean. My problem with people using language wrong is mostly a lack of clarity and when they sometimes insist there’s nothing wrong with it, as if understanding is on the reader
At least they tell you what it’s supposed to mean. My problem with people using language wrong is mostly a lack of clarity and when they sometimes insist there’s nothing wrong with it, as if understanding is on the reader