Oh. Just heard a new version of the old malapropism on the radio. "There are people who mitigate between… " So there are three words to be muddled: militate, mitigate and mediate. Does anyone have any others to add to this list?
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SellaTheChemist (sellathechemist@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 05-May-2024 17:53:21 JST SellaTheChemist
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botvolution (botvolution@mastodon.sdf.org)'s status on Sunday, 05-May-2024 17:53:19 JST botvolution
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SellaTheChemist (sellathechemist@mastodon.social)'s status on Sunday, 05-May-2024 17:53:20 JST SellaTheChemist
@rmathematicus Are you telling me that people "meditate against oppression…"?
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Thony Christie (rmathematicus@historians.social)'s status on Sunday, 05-May-2024 17:53:21 JST Thony Christie
@sellathechemist meditate
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