Emerald@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 4 months agoWhy do people say "symbiotic relationship" when they really mean "mutualistic"?message-squaremessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up112arrow-down146
arrow-up1-34arrow-down1message-squareWhy do people say "symbiotic relationship" when they really mean "mutualistic"?Emerald@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down1·edit-24 months agoWhy do people use insert lingo specific to a community here in colloquial speech when it means something very specific to me?! For me, it’s “antisocial”. Anybody else got good examples? Edit: “hallucinogenic” vs “psychedelic” is another good one. Why doesn’t everyone know the definitions of words that I know the definition of??
minus-squareperviouslyiner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-24 months agoDr Glaucomflecken just did a sketch mocking a doctor for saying dehydration when they meant hypovolemia (lack of water vs lack of total fluids). There was also this one about mental health terminology.
Why do people use insert lingo specific to a community here in colloquial speech when it means something very specific to me?!
For me, it’s “antisocial”. Anybody else got good examples?
Edit: “hallucinogenic” vs “psychedelic” is another good one. Why doesn’t everyone know the definitions of words that I know the definition of??
Dr Glaucomflecken just did a sketch mocking a doctor for saying dehydration when they meant hypovolemia (lack of water vs lack of total fluids). There was also this one about mental health terminology.