• Flamekebab
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    413 hours ago

    It’s the difference between “I borrowed some money” and “I loaned someone money”. They mean different things, including people occasionally creating awful sentences like “I borrowed him some money” (shudder).

      • Flamekebab
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        26 hours ago

        It’s another example of how related words are misused to provide another example. The author of the article decided to use a word they clearly didn’t understand. Are you trying to pull some reverse pedantry shit?

          • @gaylord_fartmaster
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            25 hours ago

            someone whose replies have ranged from AlTeRnAtInG cApS mEmE tExT to an eyeroll emoji telling other people to grow up lol

          • Flamekebab
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            15 hours ago

            Sneer all you like, one of the things I do is fix technical specs for a living. Being a pedantic nerd literally pays my bills.