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-squaremessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1146arrow-down17
arrow-up1139arrow-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-squaremindbleach@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down5·11 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.