In a day and age where the people are growing a part from they're own language, your asking alot of them. I guess it literally doesn't effect them much...

[–] subignition@fedia.io 4 points 2 months ago

This was a painful comment to read, well done. 💢

[–] SeekPie@lemm.ee -1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

*apart

*their

*you're

*a lot from

[–] ISOmorph@feddit.org 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

You forgot *affect 😉

Also "literally" was meant as a double entendre, since we're speaking about words and that term is so often abused.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

*Affect

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world -2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I’m not trying to be rude, but it’s “day in age,” not “day and age,” what would that even mean, lol

shhh

This is a joke

[–] CarbonatedPastaSauce@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Nah.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20this%20day%20and%20age

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

That’s what the spoiler is for. Note that I corrected one of the few correct things about that comment

[–] Belly_Beanis@hexbear.net 3 points 2 months ago

I inherited this pet peeve from someone else and at the same time, developed the pet peeve of inheriting other people's pet peeves.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

A mistranslation from Latin versus the plain meaning that's also what everyone intends and infers. Wow. What a dilemma.