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FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 8 months ago"Sometimes" is different than "Sometimes although not always"
That I why I had to use different words to type the two different concepts.
Your definition only listed the first, which does not inherently indicate the second.
jimbolauski@lemm.ee 8 months ago
That’s a common mistake to think that but sometimes and not always have the same meaning. Your mistake is so common that there are many articles highlighting this redundancy.
brians.wsu.edu/2016/05/31/sometimes-always/
FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 8 months ago
The link you offered does not seem authoritative.
The example it proffered of:
Makes perfect sense.
Are you going to keep litigating "Sometimes inherently means sometimes not" or are you going to provide an example of a non-pejorative use of referring to a human being as though they themself were illegal?
jimbolauski@lemm.ee 8 months ago
I think a PHD in comparative literature is more than authoritative enough.
brians.wsu.edu
The quote was from a series of entries entitled “Common Errors in English Usage”
I’m sure it makes sense to you, there are many people that make that mistake.
Here’s another link. I’m still waiting for any link that shows sometimes can mean always.
beedictionary.com/…/sometimes_not_always_vs_somet…
FfaerieOxide@kbin.social 7 months ago
I'm happy for you ...or sorry that happened.
That's alot of words which notably are not an example of the adjective "illegal" being used as though it were a noun to describe a human being and it not being derogatory.
Come on, bill Clinton. You just gonna yap about what "is" is or you gonna prove your point? Make with the example.