Lvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyzdeleted by creatorM to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-23 years agoxkcd again, but now on linguists and their weird habitsmander.xyzimagemessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1imagexkcd again, but now on linguists and their weird habitsmander.xyzLvxferre [he/him]@mander.xyzdeleted by creatorM to Linguistics Humor@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · edit-23 years agomessage-square10linkfedilinkfile-text
I feel slightly offended. Because it’s true. (Alt text: “Do you feel like the answer depends on whether you’re currently in the hole, versus when you refer to the events later after you get out? Assuming you get out.”) xkcd source
minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 years agoSimilar for me - I think the depth of the hole matters more? It would sound odd to say “I fell down a pothole”.
Similar for me - I think the depth of the hole matters more? It would sound odd to say “I fell down a pothole”.