@[email protected] to Ask LemmyEnglish • edit-211 hours agoYour way is now the right way. What is everyone doing wrong?message-square122fedilinkarrow-up168arrow-down11file-text
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minus-square@whotookkarllink5•6 hours agoTurn on your turn indicator, take a few seconds to check that the lane is clear, then proceed Turn it off and on again before asking someone for help Look up the word in the dictionary instead of just assuming you know what it means from context and usage
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•4 hours agoDictionaries don’t say what’s right; they just say what’s popular. Example: say “process” out loud. Now say “protest”. If the first part doesn’t sound the same but each sounds normal, you’ve discovered something that is wrong but popular.
Turn on your turn indicator, take a few seconds to check that the lane is clear, then proceed
Turn it off and on again before asking someone for help
Look up the word in the dictionary instead of just assuming you know what it means from context and usage
Dictionaries don’t say what’s right; they just say what’s popular.
Example: say “process” out loud. Now say “protest”. If the first part doesn’t sound the same but each sounds normal, you’ve discovered something that is wrong but popular.