• Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Ugh, you’re one of THOSE…

    The colloquial use is only better when it enhances understanding of what you’re trying to say. Mixing up eg and ie does the opposite and every time you mean figuratively but say literally, an angel is waterboarded.

    In conclusion: stop torturing angels.