โฒ 287 โผ What Are Some Things You Regret Buying or Bought but Never Used? (lemm.ee) submitted 2 years ago by pineapplelover@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 391 comments fedilink hide all child comments I see posts talking about good BIFL items but I don't hear much about the other side of products that are bad or products you bought but don't even use.
[โ] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca -1 points 2 years ago (2 children) Infact Not a word. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] holycrap@lemm.ee 17 points 2 years ago Not with that attitude permalink fedilink source parent [โ] NotJustForMe@lemmy.ml -3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Who would downvote this? It's true. It's helpful. It's free advice. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] Azteh@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) It's true, but not helpful. If it was helpful it would actually tell them it's spelt "in fact" and not just say: not a word permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] NotJustForMe@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago That would be spelling it out. For me, just saying it's wrong, and letting someone find out why, that's hugely more helpful than spoon-feeding Information. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] UmeU@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Is is spelled spelled or spelled spelt? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] dditty@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Both permalink fedilink source parent [โ] redtea@lemmygrad.ml 1 point 2 years ago Depends if you're hungry. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) It's untrue. 'Infact' is infact a word by the virtue of it being both used and understood. Language is defined by those who use it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] GnomeKat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago haters who complain about new words have no rizz permalink fedilink source parent [โ] NotJustForMe@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago You are right in principle. New words can pop up. Them being accepted however is not just a matter of a few people using them and saying that it is so. It's about usage and being accepted in larger groups or areas. Language is defined by what's surviving a generation or two. Everything else is slang. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] NotJustForMe@lemmy.ml -3 points 2 years ago (2 children) Who would downvote this? It's true. It's helpful. It's free advice. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] Azteh@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) It's true, but not helpful. If it was helpful it would actually tell them it's spelt "in fact" and not just say: not a word permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] NotJustForMe@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago That would be spelling it out. For me, just saying it's wrong, and letting someone find out why, that's hugely more helpful than spoon-feeding Information. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] UmeU@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Is is spelled spelled or spelled spelt? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] dditty@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Both permalink fedilink source parent [โ] redtea@lemmygrad.ml 1 point 2 years ago Depends if you're hungry. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) It's untrue. 'Infact' is infact a word by the virtue of it being both used and understood. Language is defined by those who use it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] GnomeKat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago haters who complain about new words have no rizz permalink fedilink source parent [โ] NotJustForMe@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago You are right in principle. New words can pop up. Them being accepted however is not just a matter of a few people using them and saying that it is so. It's about usage and being accepted in larger groups or areas. Language is defined by what's surviving a generation or two. Everything else is slang. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Azteh@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (2 children) It's true, but not helpful. If it was helpful it would actually tell them it's spelt "in fact" and not just say: not a word permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] NotJustForMe@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago That would be spelling it out. For me, just saying it's wrong, and letting someone find out why, that's hugely more helpful than spoon-feeding Information. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] UmeU@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Is is spelled spelled or spelled spelt? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] dditty@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Both permalink fedilink source parent [โ] redtea@lemmygrad.ml 1 point 2 years ago Depends if you're hungry. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] NotJustForMe@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago That would be spelling it out. For me, just saying it's wrong, and letting someone find out why, that's hugely more helpful than spoon-feeding Information. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] UmeU@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children) Is is spelled spelled or spelled spelt? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] dditty@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Both permalink fedilink source parent [โ] redtea@lemmygrad.ml 1 point 2 years ago Depends if you're hungry. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] redtea@lemmygrad.ml 1 point 2 years ago Depends if you're hungry. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] HipsterTenZero@dormi.zone 5 points 2 years ago (2 children) It's untrue. 'Infact' is infact a word by the virtue of it being both used and understood. Language is defined by those who use it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] GnomeKat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago haters who complain about new words have no rizz permalink fedilink source parent [โ] NotJustForMe@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago You are right in principle. New words can pop up. Them being accepted however is not just a matter of a few people using them and saying that it is so. It's about usage and being accepted in larger groups or areas. Language is defined by what's surviving a generation or two. Everything else is slang. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] GnomeKat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 years ago haters who complain about new words have no rizz permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] NotJustForMe@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago You are right in principle. New words can pop up. Them being accepted however is not just a matter of a few people using them and saying that it is so. It's about usage and being accepted in larger groups or areas. Language is defined by what's surviving a generation or two. Everything else is slang. permalink fedilink source parent