I was just consuming some media and that line of “regretting giving birth” came up and I was just like: I hope that’s not that common.
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user224@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
Not normal, just uhhh… common maybe.
throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 3 weeks ago
givesomefucks@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Not normal, just uhhh… maybe common.
Either you don’t know what normal is or common is if you think they’re different things…
hitmyspot@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Cancer is not normal cell tissue, but it’s very common. They are different words, with different meanings.
user224@lemmy.sdf.org 3 weeks ago
Maybe. The way I understand it:
Normal is something that’s basically the way it should be, while common just refers to being of higher frequency of occurence, regularly seen.
For example: “Is police brutality normal?” vs “Is police brutality common?”
No and yes.givesomefucks@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Normal is something that’s basically the way it should be,
That is incorrect
Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 3 weeks ago
First definition from your link:
conforming to a type, standard, or regular pattern characterized by that which is considered usual, typical, or routine
I’m guessing the other person meant “the way it should be” not in a normative way but as in “the way you’d expect it to be since that’s the usual way”. That’s in line with the definition. Bottom line is both have several definitions but “normal” definitely has a very different connotation from “common”.
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I’m so glad you chimed in. Everyone loves someone who starts a silly, pedantic argument for no good reason.
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I was trying to think of a way to put it, but that’s a good sentence in this context for sure.
Also, yes, blood relation does not mean you have to put up with some asshole’s cruelty. Cut them out if you can.