@opalescent@lemmy.zip to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 11 months agoWhy words like 'okay' and 'taxi' are universally understood across the world but survival related ones like 'help', 'water', 'food' remained nation specific?message-square40fedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down18
arrow-up1140arrow-down1message-squareWhy words like 'okay' and 'taxi' are universally understood across the world but survival related ones like 'help', 'water', 'food' remained nation specific?@opalescent@lemmy.zip to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 11 months agomessage-square40fedilink
minus-square@mindbleach@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink3•11 months agoYeah it’s only a creeping error that’s making English harder and search engines worse. Fuck me sideways for politely highlighting the difference in a thread about language.
Yeah it’s only a creeping error that’s making English harder and search engines worse. Fuck me sideways for politely highlighting the difference in a thread about language.