• usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca
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      No, you see he is the literal human embodiment of the concept of bias and was letting us know. The other tweets are unrelated

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        It’s true, that’s why his role as Tuvok was so impressive. The exact opposite of type casting

      • Apathy Tree@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        A peeve of mine is the term “pet peeve”. 😅

        If something bothers you so, why the fuck would you keep, nurture, and tend to it as a pet?

        I propose it change to haunting peeve, because you don’t want it, can’t get rid of it, and it exists regardless if you think about it or not.

        😁 (I’m not super serious about this, but “pet peeve” really does low-key bother me)

          • Apathy Tree@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            Omg you are an actual person. Every time I see your username under a post I, for whatever reason, think it’s the community name.

            I’ve seen a lot of your posts I think 😅 thanks for what you do! 🫡

            (No it didn’t register that I replied to you until I went back to look… I don’t really -see- usernames)

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                I like that you like sharing memes, because I’ve come across them enough to think you are a community unto yourself.

                I like sorting by new to report garbage and interact with things that would otherwise die, also to help Lemmy grow! It’s lonely in new but… i get to report a lot of weird stuff… so there’s that 🫠

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      I’ve noticed that grammar error a lot on the Internet. Bias is discussed frequently as a topic of popular rage-bait posts.

      FYI for those people: “bias” is a noun that is the thing, and “biased” is an adjective that describes a person who has the bias. “The biased person showed their bias” for example.

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      For people over a certain age I always assume they’re using text to speech and don’t worry about going back and correcting it. My wife is somehow always talking to someone else in the room while she dictates to her watch, so I have a lot of fun interpreting her texts.

      • Doug [he/him]@midwest.social
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        Just because you understand someone well enough to correct them doesn’t mean everyone else will

        Just because you understand them well enough today doesn’t mean you will tomorrow

        We should all be striving to be better than we are, not breeding resentment from contentment

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          Just because you understand someone well enough to correct them doesn’t mean everyone else will

          Then they should ask for clarification.

          Just because you understand them well enough today doesn’t mean you will tomorrow

          At which point you can ask for clarification.

          We should all be striving to be better than we are, not breeding resentment from contentment

          And part of “better” is having the perspective and desire to avoid pedantry where it’s not needed.

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            We’re clearly not going to agree here. Plenty of people would rather be made aware of their mistakes and that’s no less valid than your point of view. Personally I would rather avoid potential misunderstandings than deal with them after the fact. I’m not the only one who feels that way.

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            Interesting choice given the way that’s been shifting slowly back to the more accurate form in the past however many years.

            If colloquial usage did trump all, irregardless would’ve been acknowledged as a correct word well before I was born. It may be the driving force but it’s hardly the only, or even constantly deciding, factor

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      Yeah, what’s the deal with that. Yes, the two sound similar, but saying “I’m bias” is like saying “I’m anger” instead of “I’m angry” or “I’m sadness” instead of “I’m sad”.

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        It’s like the “would of” people. They don’t hear it in speech so they type it how it sounds to them.

        Or it’s autocorrect