Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoAs an English language pedant, I find this text message mildly infuriating.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square22fedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up118arrow-down1imageAs an English language pedant, I find this text message mildly infuriating.lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square22fedilinkfile-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-up2·5 months agoThat’s an invaluable lesson.
minus-squareEager Eagle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·5 months agoTbh it bothers me that invaluable doesn’t mean “with no/little value”.
minus-squareRivalarrival@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months ago“Inflammable” is synonymous with “flammable”.
minus-squareAlmrond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·5 months agoIt does, it means no value, as in priceless.
That’s an invaluable lesson.
Tbh it bothers me that invaluable doesn’t mean “with no/little value”.
“Inflammable” is synonymous with “flammable”.
It does, it means no value, as in priceless.