Magicalus@discuss.tchncs.de to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 hours agoWhy is the word "expat" a thing?message-squaremessage-square39fedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down15file-text
arrow-up143arrow-down1message-squareWhy is the word "expat" a thing?Magicalus@discuss.tchncs.de to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 hours agomessage-square39fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarelime!linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·2 hours agowell when you challenge an opinion you usually offer an alternative opinion.
minus-squareOgmios@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down10·2 hours agoUsually. But if the premise is particularly stupid I might choose to prompt the speaker to actually think about what they’ve said for a moment. Or you could just read any of the numerous other comments here which offer other explanations.
minus-squarelime!linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-254 minutes agoi did think about it and it matches my experience. i will read the rest of the thread. Edit: i have now read the rest of the thread. nobody seems to agree and i see no sources.
well when you challenge an opinion you usually offer an alternative opinion.
Usually. But if the premise is particularly stupid I might choose to prompt the speaker to actually think about what they’ve said for a moment.
Or you could just read any of the numerous other comments here which offer other explanations.
i did think about it and it matches my experience. i will read the rest of the thread.
Edit: i have now read the rest of the thread. nobody seems to agree and i see no sources.