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minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·edit-23 days ago“Mooted” means nearly the opposite in British English of what it does in American English. @DakRalter@thelemmy.club is saying they already started discussing it, which is a bad thing.
minus-squareTheEmpireStrikesDak@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoYes, just to clarify, that’s what I meant! It’s on the table.
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days ago“Tabling” means the opposite in American English too, BTW. To “table a motion” in the US means to take it off the table, LOL!
minus-squareTheEmpireStrikesDak@thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·19 hours agoI know, I did that on purpose ;)
minus-squareSeductiveTortoise@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 days agoThose two standards don’t make sense, I’ll create a third one to fix all shortcomings!
minus-squaregrue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-22 days agoCareful, if you continue that thought to its conclusion you’re gonna end up with Esparanto or something.
minus-squareSeductiveTortoise@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoThere’s worse. There’s better as well though.
“Mooted” means nearly the opposite in British English of what it does in American English. @DakRalter@thelemmy.club is saying they already started discussing it, which is a bad thing.
Yes, just to clarify, that’s what I meant! It’s on the table.
“Tabling” means the opposite in American English too, BTW. To “table a motion” in the US means to take it off the table, LOL!
I know, I did that on purpose ;)
Those two standards don’t make sense, I’ll create a third one to fix all shortcomings!
https://xkcd.com/927/
Careful, if you continue that thought to its conclusion you’re gonna end up with Esparanto or something.
There’s worse. There’s better as well though.