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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I understand that but I wasn't about to go full English teacher on people. Maybe it's condescending, but when speaking in public or online, I prefer to explain things in a simplified way that the general public can understand. My girlfriend likes to accuse me of mansplaining; I won't argue that it is an incorrect assessment.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

"Affect" is a word we can deprecate because all it's for is umm actuallying. It goes in the same box as "inflammable" and "cleanse".