Comment on Why is the word "expat" a thing?

• lime@feddit.nu ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  well when you challenge an opinion you usually offer an alternative opinion.

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  • ogmios@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Usually. But if the premise is particularly stupid I might choose to prompt the speaker to actually think about what they’ve said for a moment.

    Or you could just read any of the numerous other comments here which offer other explanations.

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    • lime@feddit.nu ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      i did think about it and it matches my experience. i will read the rest of the thread.

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      • ogmios@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        You’re looking for a source for the answer to a question so idiotic that it has probably never been asked before in the history of man?

        You can’t be a real person.

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• Windex007@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  They aren’t used interchangeably so this implies a different definition or at least distinct connotations.

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