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theherk@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Since America's namesake Amerigo Vespucci was an immigrant, what should the United States of America be renamed to? (no wrong answers)7·2 months agoI guess, but with tongue in cheek I thought worser worked betterer.
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theherk@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What mis-stated phrases or words do you feel still need to be corrected (online or in person) in 2025?4·2 months agoSo, can you clarify the difference between “to say something” and “to say something out loud”?
theherk@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What mis-stated phrases or words do you feel still need to be corrected (online or in person) in 2025?41·2 months agoI think it is common to distinguish between whispering something and saying it out loud or aloud. Like if you say something private in a theatre louder than meant, your date might say, “Shh, you said that out loud.” Otherwise “out loud” would have no place at all as “say” alone would cover this meaning.
You’re right about the saying, but I think that explains the malapropism.
theherk@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•What are some exceptions to the standards problem?4·2 months agoExcept fast.
theherk@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Is a software developer working for an "evil" company more or as guilty than/as a building maintenance technician?82·3 months agoAt large enough companies, for any given component, many or most engineers will also have nothing to do with it. It could be that you work on an observably tool kit or some such and how no clue how evil X product works. I hesitate to blame engineers either. But management, or c-suite; those are the bad guys.
theherk@lemmy.worldto Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world•Have you ever figured out someone's kink through the media they create?8·3 months agoI think Conan had a similar moment with Sophie during tequila slaps.
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