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Why "administrator" instead of "administer"? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 2 months ago by Nemo@slrpnk.net to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca

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Ministrations are performed by a minister, but administration is performed by an... administrator? How did we get here?

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[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 4 points 2 months ago* (1 child)

Administer is a verb. Administrator is a noun.

An administrator administers.

Administrate literally means the same as administers.

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[–] wedge@multiverse.soulism.net 1 point 2 months ago

This is the correct answer but everyone is going all 3000 IQ about English. Yes, English is nonsense, but in this case it’s pretty cut and dry.

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