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minus-squareLux (it/they)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down2·1 year agoGiving ≈ “has the same vibe as”
minus-squaretyler@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·1 year agoWhy can’t you just say it “has the same vibe as” then. Giving already has a definition.
minus-squareLux (it/they)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down2·1 year agoSlang changes over time
minus-squaretyler@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·1 year agoThat’s not slang, it’s just bad English. “Vibe” is slang. You’re leaving out 90% of the sentence and communicating nothing with “giving”.
Giving ≈ “has the same vibe as”
Why can’t you just say it “has the same vibe as” then. Giving already has a definition.
Slang changes over time
That’s not slang, it’s just bad English. “Vibe” is slang. You’re leaving out 90% of the sentence and communicating nothing with “giving”.
Who cares?