The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agoYou can feel how cathartic this must have been for someonelemmy.worldimagemessage-square6linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageYou can feel how cathartic this must have been for someonelemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 1 year agomessage-square6linkfedilink
minus-squareThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoIt seems like shorthand for signs that has been used enough that it’s basically normal now, like “lite” instead light, or “donut” instead of doughnut.
minus-squarexantoxis@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-21 year agoRight, the distinction I’m making is this isn’t just “normalized” but actually the correct spelling. As in, if a newspaper editor saw it written as “drive-through” they would be obliged to correct it.
minus-squareCoggyMcFee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoMy kid calls it a plane station and frankly it’s growing on me
It seems like shorthand for signs that has been used enough that it’s basically normal now, like “lite” instead light, or “donut” instead of doughnut.
Right, the distinction I’m making is this isn’t just “normalized” but actually the correct spelling. As in, if a newspaper editor saw it written as “drive-through” they would be obliged to correct it.
I still call it an air-port.
My kid calls it a plane station and frankly it’s growing on me
I’m down for that