Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 days agoAs an English language pedant, I find this text message mildly infuriating.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up13arrow-down1imageAs an English language pedant, I find this text message mildly infuriating.lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 23 days agomessage-square9fedilinkfile-text
That is not what “unstop” means. You unstop a drain that is clogged, you don’t unstop something you want to restart.
minus-squareCuberoot@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 days agoThat’s an invaluable lesson.
minus-squareEager Eagle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 days agoTbh it bothers me that invaluable doesn’t mean “with no/little value”.
minus-squareRivalarrival@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·23 days ago“Inflammable” is synonymous with “flammable”.
That’s an invaluable lesson.
Tbh it bothers me that invaluable doesn’t mean “with no/little value”.
“Inflammable” is synonymous with “flammable”.