Emerald@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWhy do people say "symbiotic relationship" when they really mean "mutualistic"?message-square17fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhy do people say "symbiotic relationship" when they really mean "mutualistic"?Emerald@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 month agoWhy do people use insert lingo specific to a community here in colloquial speech when it means something very specific to me?! For me, it’s “antisocial”. Anybody else got good examples? Edit: “hallucinogenic” vs “psychedelic” is another good one. Why doesn’t everyone know the definitions of words that I know the definition of??
minus-squareperviouslyiner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoDr Glaucomflecken just did a sketch mocking a doctor for saying dehydration when they meant hypovolemia (lack of water vs lack of total fluids)
minus-square𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoI know, right? Like, people are always saying “parallel” when they mean “concurrent!” “Hard drive” when it’s clearly an SSD. Dummies.
Why do people use insert lingo specific to a community here in colloquial speech when it means something very specific to me?!
For me, it’s “antisocial”. Anybody else got good examples?
Edit: “hallucinogenic” vs “psychedelic” is another good one. Why doesn’t everyone know the definitions of words that I know the definition of??
Dr Glaucomflecken just did a sketch mocking a doctor for saying dehydration when they meant hypovolemia (lack of water vs lack of total fluids)
I know, right? Like, people are always saying “parallel” when they mean “concurrent!” “Hard drive” when it’s clearly an SSD. Dummies.