Comment on Petty pedantry

radix@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Exactly. So if we want to be pedants, earth or Earth would be fine here. Even if he’s in a building, that building is still on the soil. Even if he’s flying in an airplane, that airplane is supported by air, which it itself supported by earth. The only way you can’t be “on earth” is if you’re in space and/or in freefall. And Musk is too much of a coward to climb aboard one of his own rockets.

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  • Rockbear@feddit.dk ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Also, he’s definitely on something. Might be earth

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  • Zachariah@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    you could be “on grass” instead

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    • transientpunk@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Remind me, what does grass grow on/in?

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      • Zachariah@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        not “on the grass”
        “on grass”
        then you’re too high to be on earth

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