@jscari@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 2 years agoA fat chance and a slim chance are the same thingmessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up1296arrow-down112
arrow-up1284arrow-down1message-squareA fat chance and a slim chance are the same thing@jscari@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 2 years agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-square@Strayce@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglish101•2 years 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-square@Chriszz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink17•2 years agoThink about filling in a form, though. Filling in a form—“to fill” is unambiguous. In/out isn’t even necessary when you think about it. “I’m going to fill a form” means the same thing too.
minus-square@Strayce@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglish6•2 years agoI feel like you’re technically correct, but saying “fill a form” just sounds weird to a native English speaker.
minus-square@Aurenkin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink11•2 years 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-square@ezures@lemmy.wtflinkfedilink8•2 years agoAlso try this inflammable table with flammable chairs.
minus-squareFonzie!linkfedilink2•2 years 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.
Think about filling in a form, though. Filling in a form—“to fill” is unambiguous. In/out isn’t even necessary when you think about it. “I’m going to fill a form” means the same thing too.
I feel like you’re technically correct, but saying “fill a form” just sounds weird to a native English speaker.
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
The alarm went off, so I turned it off.