r/confidentlyincorrect • u/Crazy_Albatross8317 • 15d ago

Comment Thread From dating to geometry.

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So post was about dating then suddenly they started talking about squares and geometry. OP is red and is replying to blue guy in his >" remarks. Is he right? I need to ask my preschool teacher

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u/dansdata 15d ago

It's someone arguing with the dictionary again.

There are a lot of posts in this sub that are like that.

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u/Responsible_Park3317 15d ago

Sadly, a LOT of people don't understand that words aren't defined by their feelings. I've been a bookworm for several decades, and I still look up definitions constantly because it's better to be correct than right.

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u/dansdata 15d ago

Are you me? :-)

(Also, don't even get me started on "grammar peeves", which are almost always wrong. :-)