Magicalus@discuss.tchncs.de to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agoWhy is the word "expat" a thing?message-squaremessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up181arrow-down1message-squareWhy is the word "expat" a thing?Magicalus@discuss.tchncs.de to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agomessage-square41fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareOgmios@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down16·14 hours agoUsually. 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.
minus-squarelime!@feddit.nulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down3·edit-213 hours agoi did think about it and it matches my experience. i will read the rest of the thread. Edit: i have now read the rest of the thread. nobody seems to agree and i see no sources.
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.
i did think about it and it matches my experience. i will read the rest of the thread.
Edit: i have now read the rest of the thread. nobody seems to agree and i see no sources.