▲ 495 ▼ It's a sign of affection (media.piefed.world) submitted 1 year ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@piefed.world to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works 100 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] techt@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (2 children) Marry a lady! Also, pedantry: activate! It's not an either-or situation -- it's a both situation. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] beegnyoshi@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Resume: Either get married and be made to watch on a man's phone Either don't get married The meaning of either or used to refer to a situation in which there is a choice between two different plans of action, but both together are not possible Thus, if you want to truly feel that pedanticness, getting married or not getting married is, by definition, an either-or situation, since you can't be married and not married at the same time. Questionable though my reasoning my be taking the context into account, get outpedantic-ed! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] techt@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Does this mean any "both" situation is actually an either-or, because the choice is still between both or nothing? I don't like that permalink fedilink source parent
[–] beegnyoshi@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Resume: Either get married and be made to watch on a man's phone Either don't get married The meaning of either or used to refer to a situation in which there is a choice between two different plans of action, but both together are not possible Thus, if you want to truly feel that pedanticness, getting married or not getting married is, by definition, an either-or situation, since you can't be married and not married at the same time. Questionable though my reasoning my be taking the context into account, get outpedantic-ed! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] techt@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Does this mean any "both" situation is actually an either-or, because the choice is still between both or nothing? I don't like that permalink fedilink source parent
[–] techt@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago Does this mean any "both" situation is actually an either-or, because the choice is still between both or nothing? I don't like that permalink fedilink source parent