Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agoAs an English language pedant, I find this text message mildly infuriating.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up115arrow-down1imageAs an English language pedant, I find this text message mildly infuriating.lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 days agomessage-square21fedilinkfile-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-up1·3 days agoThat’s an invaluable lesson.
minus-squareEager Eagle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoTbh it bothers me that invaluable doesn’t mean “with no/little value”.
minus-squareAlmrond@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·3 days 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”.
It does, it means no value, as in priceless.