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xkcd again, but now on linguists and their weird habits (infosec.pub)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by lvxferre@mander.xyz to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works

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I feel slightly offended. Because it's true.

(Alt text: "Do you feel like the answer depends on whether you're currently in the hole, versus when you refer to the events later after you get out? Assuming you get out.")

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[–] SatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

I am a native speaker, and I do take my word choices very seriously - often to the point of pausing during conversations to find the exact phrasing which will convey the shade of meaning I am looking to convey. I wrote fiction for a while, and it was always extremely important to me to get phrasing right.

I agree with you completely. While I would interpret all of those phrases as equivalent (based on context) if they were to come from someone else, I would tend to use them in exactly the ways you suggest.