nivenkos@lemmy.ml to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 8 months agoCurrent state of EU legislation on crop breeding (from @methylcytosine on X)lemmy.mlimagemessage-square58fedilinkarrow-up1277arrow-down117
arrow-up1260arrow-down1imageCurrent state of EU legislation on crop breeding (from @methylcytosine on X)lemmy.mlnivenkos@lemmy.ml to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square58fedilink
minus-squareTeodomo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoEnglish is not my main language but wouldn’t it be “knowledgeable” [about the specific topic] rather than “smart” here?
minus-squareyokonzo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoBoth work, smart is more of a colloquial meaning here and a joke, while knowledgable is more formal and literal. Also my generation uses self deprecating humor to communicate quite a bit
English is not my main language but wouldn’t it be “knowledgeable” [about the specific topic] rather than “smart” here?
Both work, smart is more of a colloquial meaning here and a joke, while knowledgable is more formal and literal. Also my generation uses self deprecating humor to communicate quite a bit