Flying Squid to Mildly InfuriatingEnglish • 1 month agoAs an English language pedant, I find this text message mildly infuriating.imagemessage-square39arrow-up191arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up179arrow-down1imageAs an English language pedant, I find this text message mildly infuriating.Flying Squid to Mildly InfuriatingEnglish • 1 month agomessage-square39file-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@TrickDacylinkEnglish2•1 month 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