[–] 12 points 7 months ago (3 children)

No, what they're describing is a False Friend. A very specific type of homophone/graph/nym. They work across languages. And in many cases (though not a hard rule) have close enough meaning/usage that would confuse non-native speakers trying to comprehend things via context.

E.g. A German telling his English friend, "I'll meet you at the gymnasium". The sentence is correct, and makes perfect sense to both. But they'll end up at two different places.

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  • [–] 5 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    'think with your head and not your heart'

    A variation of it, "okay, but do you really need it?" is used in regular rotation in our household. There's nothing wrong with the saying when used as, "take some time to reflect before making rash decisions". Though one could argue reflection still takes feelings into account, not putting it aside entirely.

    And that RTX 4090 would've been pretty sweet. But she's right, playing my games on 'low' doesn't take away my enjoyment from a game that's actually good.

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