Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoAs an English language pedant, I find this text message mildly infuriating.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square38fedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up176arrow-down1imageAs an English language pedant, I find this text message mildly infuriating.lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square38fedilinkfile-text
That is not what “unstop” means. You unstop a drain that is clogged, you don’t unstop something you want to restart.
minus-squareRivalarrival@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 days agoThey quoted the term and defined their meaning in context. They could have used any arbitrary codeword. Just because “unstop” is most commonly used with regard to plumbing does not mean that the term is exclusive to plumbing.
They quoted the term and defined their meaning in context. They could have used any arbitrary codeword.
Just because “unstop” is most commonly used with regard to plumbing does not mean that the term is exclusive to plumbing.