The Picard Maneuver@startrek.website to Memes@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoThe more specific you are, the worse.startrek.websiteimagemessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up11.15Karrow-down116
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minus-squarepirrrrrrrr@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down1·1 year agoIt’s all about the phrasing. Other things that suffer from this have been listed in memes. “Butt dial.” Vs. “Booty call” And “Forgive me father, for I have sinned.” Vs. “Sorry Daddy, I’ve been a bad girl.”
minus-squareNoughmad@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 year agoGinger is a root and ale is a beer, but ginger ale is not root beer.
It’s all about the phrasing.
Other things that suffer from this have been listed in memes.
“Butt dial.” Vs. “Booty call”
And
“Forgive me father, for I have sinned.” Vs. “Sorry Daddy, I’ve been a bad girl.”
Ginger is a root and ale is a beer, but ginger ale is not root beer.