Bring back this suffix! : linguistics@sh.itjust.works

Bring back this suffix! (www.youtube.com)

submitted 1 month ago by cm0002@toast.ooo to c/linguistics@sh.itjust.works

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"-aster" suffix means someone who's really petty or bad at their job.

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[–] PineRune@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 child)

Would that mean the name Alister means "one who is bad at everything" ?? /jk

[–] guillem@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago

And alabaster is a shabby research facility.

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[–] peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 1 point 1 month ago

So a paster is someone who is bad at urinating?