"If anyone has a problem, I'll just calmly explain the etymology of the word..." (lemmynsfw.com)

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[-] amio@kbin.social 19 points 9 months ago

As an ESL: English is a fucking minefield.

[-] LeroyJenkins@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

minefield? your field? my field? field of mines? mine? field? mine field? minefield? field mine? fieldmine?

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[-] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 13 points 9 months ago

The middle English word for "stingy"?

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 7 points 9 months ago

We all know why they're saying it though.

[-] MrScottyTay@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

I don't think I've ever had the reason to say this word, or even thought of it on the spot.

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[-] HexesofVexes@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

"Seek offence and you shall find it" - The unofficial motto of Tumblr

It's not really a word that is used anymore, though I have encountered it in some older books.

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[-] teamevil@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

I remember a politician in 97 or 98 literally tanking his career doing that...don't care if it means miserly...not touching it.

[-] obelix@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Eh gate keeping non-offensive words seems a bit daft.

[-] Spendrill@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Parsimonious is just a better word to use at that point in a rant.

[-] ChillDude69@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 9 months ago

Yup. It's a cooler word, anyway.

[-] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

People probably didn't even know this was a word until they saw this meme.

[-] Vespair@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago

Meh, it comes up more often than you think. There's a whole Wikipedia page about it's "controversial" use even. I doubt it's as unknown to the general populous as you think.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Controversies_about_the_word_niggardly

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[-] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I learned a new word!

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

“Hey, I said it with a hard D though!”

[-] ChillDude69@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 9 months ago

Hard D is the opposite of hard R, I guess?

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