▲ 854 ▼ reason enough to fail the interview (thelemmy.club) submitted 2 days ago by groctel@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev 155 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca -16 points 1 day ago (1 child) It's either "gotcha" or "got 'im". permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jve@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 child) Nope. You’re wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca -15 points 1 day ago (5 children) There is no such word as "gottem". This is a recent bowel movement from ignorant people. "Gotcha" has been around for generations, and the use of the apostrophe is quite simple. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 points 17 hours ago Okay. So it's not a word. That's fine. The popular expression in this context is indeed "gottem" and it doesn't matter if you think that's a word or not, that's just objective reality. Suck it, nerd. permalink fedilink source parent [–] nylo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago (1 child) holy shit. you might be the biggest fucking nerd ever for being so thoroughly "em" who just got "gott" hahaha gottem (no but seriously dictionaries are descriptive not prescriptive; they add new words as the language evolves. if you were correct about new implementation of the language being "bowel movements from ignorant people" then you should be speaking Shakespearean English as that is Proper English™. the language wasn't finished changing when you stopped going to school, pal. I'd recommend you research linguistics as it seems you have a weak grasp on the concept and it's bringing your nerd card into question.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 1 point 19 hours ago Wrong. It's gotham permalink fedilink source parent [–] jve@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago Gottem. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SamuraiBeandog@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago Talk to a linguist about how languages evolve. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 3 points 1 day ago Gotcha addresses the person you're talking to, gottem is used to address a real or fictional audience, highlighting for them what you did. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jve@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 child) Nope. You’re wrong. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca -15 points 1 day ago (5 children) There is no such word as "gottem". This is a recent bowel movement from ignorant people. "Gotcha" has been around for generations, and the use of the apostrophe is quite simple. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 points 17 hours ago Okay. So it's not a word. That's fine. The popular expression in this context is indeed "gottem" and it doesn't matter if you think that's a word or not, that's just objective reality. Suck it, nerd. permalink fedilink source parent [–] nylo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago (1 child) holy shit. you might be the biggest fucking nerd ever for being so thoroughly "em" who just got "gott" hahaha gottem (no but seriously dictionaries are descriptive not prescriptive; they add new words as the language evolves. if you were correct about new implementation of the language being "bowel movements from ignorant people" then you should be speaking Shakespearean English as that is Proper English™. the language wasn't finished changing when you stopped going to school, pal. I'd recommend you research linguistics as it seems you have a weak grasp on the concept and it's bringing your nerd card into question.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 1 point 19 hours ago Wrong. It's gotham permalink fedilink source parent [–] jve@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago Gottem. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SamuraiBeandog@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago Talk to a linguist about how languages evolve. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 3 points 1 day ago Gotcha addresses the person you're talking to, gottem is used to address a real or fictional audience, highlighting for them what you did. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] HugeNerd@lemmy.ca -15 points 1 day ago (5 children) There is no such word as "gottem". This is a recent bowel movement from ignorant people. "Gotcha" has been around for generations, and the use of the apostrophe is quite simple. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 points 17 hours ago Okay. So it's not a word. That's fine. The popular expression in this context is indeed "gottem" and it doesn't matter if you think that's a word or not, that's just objective reality. Suck it, nerd. permalink fedilink source parent [–] nylo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago (1 child) holy shit. you might be the biggest fucking nerd ever for being so thoroughly "em" who just got "gott" hahaha gottem (no but seriously dictionaries are descriptive not prescriptive; they add new words as the language evolves. if you were correct about new implementation of the language being "bowel movements from ignorant people" then you should be speaking Shakespearean English as that is Proper English™. the language wasn't finished changing when you stopped going to school, pal. I'd recommend you research linguistics as it seems you have a weak grasp on the concept and it's bringing your nerd card into question.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 1 point 19 hours ago Wrong. It's gotham permalink fedilink source parent [–] jve@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago Gottem. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SamuraiBeandog@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago Talk to a linguist about how languages evolve. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 3 points 1 day ago Gotcha addresses the person you're talking to, gottem is used to address a real or fictional audience, highlighting for them what you did. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 2 points 17 hours ago Okay. So it's not a word. That's fine. The popular expression in this context is indeed "gottem" and it doesn't matter if you think that's a word or not, that's just objective reality. Suck it, nerd. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nylo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 day ago (1 child) holy shit. you might be the biggest fucking nerd ever for being so thoroughly "em" who just got "gott" hahaha gottem (no but seriously dictionaries are descriptive not prescriptive; they add new words as the language evolves. if you were correct about new implementation of the language being "bowel movements from ignorant people" then you should be speaking Shakespearean English as that is Proper English™. the language wasn't finished changing when you stopped going to school, pal. I'd recommend you research linguistics as it seems you have a weak grasp on the concept and it's bringing your nerd card into question.) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 1 point 19 hours ago Wrong. It's gotham permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SamuraiBeandog@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago Talk to a linguist about how languages evolve. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Alcoholicorn@mander.xyz 3 points 1 day ago Gotcha addresses the person you're talking to, gottem is used to address a real or fictional audience, highlighting for them what you did. permalink fedilink source parent