jscari@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year agoA fat chance and a slim chance are the same thingmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down15
arrow-up185arrow-down1message-squareA fat chance and a slim chance are the same thingjscari@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squareStrayce@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up45arrow-down1·1 year agoIf you’re up for something, or down for something, it means the same thing. If you fill in a form or fill out a form, it means the same thing. English is fucked.
minus-squareAurenkin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year agoDon’t forget you might already be in the right place and don’t need to go up or down. Then you can say you’re “there for something”
minus-squareezures@lemmy.wtflinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoAlso try this inflammable table with flammable chairs.
minus-squareFonzie!@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoI hate this one, it confuses Dutch people from time to time, so they think “inflammable” means “fire resistant”. Extra scary when there’s only an English-language warning on this
If you’re up for something, or down for something, it means the same thing.
If you fill in a form or fill out a form, it means the same thing.
English is fucked.
Don’t forget you might already be in the right place and don’t need to go up or down. Then you can say you’re “there for something”
Also try this inflammable table with flammable chairs.
I hate this one, it confuses Dutch people from time to time, so they think “inflammable” means “fire resistant”.
Extra scary when there’s only an English-language warning on this