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Non-native english speaker here. Need help with my work emails

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Submitted ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨vsis@feddit.cl⁩ to ⁨[deleted]⁩

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  • Decoy321@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Just as the phrase is “for God’s sake,” the proper grammar is “for fuck’s sake.” It’s possessive. The fuck is the subject here, it’s for their sake. For the sake of the fuck.

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    • vsis@feddit.cl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      For the sake of the Fuck!

      ** rides into battle

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      • Jimmyeatsausage@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Where was Gondor when the Westfuck fell?

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      • ColonelSanders@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        They may take our lives, but they can never take… OUR FUCKS!!!

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      • CosmicCleric@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        May the Fuck be with you, always.

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    • h_ramus@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Correct. The sake brewed by the fuck is the best sake. Fuck’s sake is the best sake (Japanese rice wine for the uninitiated).

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      • themeatbridge@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Technically, the Japanese word “sake” can refer to pretty much any alcohol, although its use in English refers exclusively to the alcohol called nihonshu in Japan.

        Also, while you’re correct that it is also colloquially referred to as “Japanese rice wine,” the drink is actually brewed in a manner closer to beer than wine.

        Lastly, while Fuck’s sake is great, I’m sure, the best is Bink’s sake. Yohohoho

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      • ReginaPhalange@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Sake brewed by the fuck is semen… just saying

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    • Bunnylux@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I also think for fucks’ sake is correct. For the sake of all the fucks previously and all the ones to come.

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    • themeatbridge@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Could it not also be the plural possessive? “For the sake of all fucks”? In that case, it would be “For fucks’ sake.”

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    • Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      For the sake of fuck!

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      • BananaOnionJuice@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Dear Sir/Madam/Gamer

        For the sake of fuck!

        Yours faithfully /BOJ

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    • MxM111@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Should then Fuck’s be capitalized? It’s his sake!

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      • Kase@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        When in doubt, just capitalize the entire phrase. Allow me to demonstrate: FOR FUCK’S SAKE

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    • rockerface@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      It better be for the sake of the fuck of whoever I’m talking to. Because I’ve run all out of mine

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      • PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        All fucks given, we’re all out.

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    • MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      God, I should’ve paid more attention in middle school English class.

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  • Bonehead@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Neither are correct for a work email. If you want to say "for fuck's sakes", instead say "as per our earlier discussion".

    Follow for more tips on how to insult people professionally in a work environment.

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    • aard@kyu.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      For the usual candidates I either keep detailed notes, or make sure I can quickly find an earlier conversation (chat, email, whatever).

      So in that case I’m then just answering “As we’ve discussed on 14.04. at 13:39, 17.04 14:30 and 20.04 at 14:15 already…”

      They typically get the hint that when I’m capable of remembering in detail when we discussed it they maybe should make an effort of remembering what we discussed.

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      • Cringe2793@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        These bastards tend to refuse to put anything down in writing and insist on calling or meeting face to face because “it’s faster”. But we all know it’s so they have no accountability on what they say.

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    • model_tar_gz@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      SUBSCRIBE

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  • Chickenstalker@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    The phrase orginated from “for God’s sake”. Therefore, it should be “for fuck’s sake”.

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    • LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Exactly, ownership.

      For the sake of the fuck.

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    • RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      And to that point, it is most definitely not “For God Sakes”.

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  • s_s@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Here’s one for you: “an apron” used to be “a napron”.

    Linguists call this sort of change Rebracketing

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    • caseyweederman@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      …fuuuuuuuck.

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      • lugal@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Wait until you find out that a nickname used to be an ickname

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      • s_s@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Napkin and Napron comes from the same french word, which means " small cloth"

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    • thurmite@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Also “a norange” > “an orange” (in Spanish it’s “naranja”)

      And it went backwards with napkin. “An apkin” > “a napkin”

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      • topinambour_rex@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Yes, but no. It was never a norange in english. English directly adopted the word orange from french, so that’s the no, but yes, it was the word naranja from spanish, who took it from arab, and arancia from italian, and maybe from the word gold in french, which is “or”.

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      • LemmysMum@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        100 years we might switch back again…

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    • MrBobs@lemmy.one ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Unbelievable, I find this kind of thing so fascinating. Thanks for posting.

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    • I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      As a child I rebracketed two words until I was corrected by spell check as a teen- A stigmatism and an acompilation (complied collection of music or stories).

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      • BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Me too, that seems like a weirdly specific thing for two people on Lemmy to do.

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    • FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Also, “an uncle” used to be “a nuncle.”

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  • GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Hank green covered this youtu.be/2554xWVfK-E

    Tldw - fuck’s

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  • MrJameGumb@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    People still use Quora??? That’s kind of like asking a dog or cat for advice… And not a particularly smart dog or cat for that matter

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    • soggy_kitty@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Asking strangers for advice online is so unreliable you might as well ask ChatGPT every time now.

      That’s what I’ve been doing and it’s been brilliant

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      • wewbull@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Where do you think ChatGPT scraped in the first place?

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    • Exusia@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Quora results show up way more often than “that other website” now when I Google stuff. Google really took that exodus to heart lmao

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      • DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        They’re also wrong about everything except the one dude three answers down

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      • RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Yahoo Answers?

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      • LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Yeah I even tried to stay with “that other website” after July 1st but they clearly don’t want anyone there cuz they keep banning everyone’s accounts including mine.

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    • NewAgeOldPerson@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Disclaimer: I have never posted anything on Quora. However, on rather specific subjects, especially things relative to cultures and communities, I’ve had limited good luck there after Google searches… Even a trash pile at times has more value than we attribute it at times.

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      • LemmysMum@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Sure, but you have to rummage through trash to find it. I’m sure there’s gold and jewellery at the dump, not about to go looking for it though.

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    • LiveLM@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      This screenshot is very old.

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  • DagonPie@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    I always say “for fucks sake” but now im realizing makes its “for fuck’s sake”? Not sure who fuck is though.

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    • Kalkaline@leminal.space ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      For the sake of the fuck, for fuck’s sake.

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    • Routhinator@startrek.website ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      The fuck is not a who or we it would be for Fuck’s sake.

      Oh, maybe Fuck is what the merry men called Friar Tuck when they were drunk!

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      • orphiebaby@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        “Tire Fuck”

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    • deadcatbounce@reddthat.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      If there are multiple fucks, the apostrophe is after the ‘s’.

      There usually are multiple fucks.

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  • andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It reminds me of a local translation of Borderlands 2 in russian that added an edgy description to one weapon. Since we are a host of such a thing as orthodox christianity, with holy trinity to top it all, there is a common wording like ‘In the name of the God, the Son, the Holy Spirit’. They took it and themed it after pigs: ‘In the name of the oats, the hay, the piggy ear’. Here are original and remix:

    Во имя Отца, и Сына, и Святого Духа

    Во имя Овса, и Сена, и Свиного Уха

    As you can see, most letters match, and they sound very close. There’s no reason for me to remember it for ten+ years, and now you know it too.

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  • Emerald@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Image Transcription: Quora

    Is it “for fucks sake” or “for fuck sake”? It’s for a work email so it has to sound professional.

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  • joyjoy@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    For fuck’s ache.

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    • nicman24@kbin.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      ky jelly is pretty good for that

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  • pewpew@feddit.it ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    “for fuck sake” sounds more correct (also non native english speaker)

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  • Resol@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    You’re gonna get fired regardless of which one you choose.

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  • expatriado@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    ty Mr. Green

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  • mojo@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    You should probably reconsider what you’re writing if that’s the message you’re trying to send

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    • cm0002@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Careful you guys, looks like HR is itt

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