Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 days agoYour grammar lesson for todaylemmy.worldimagemessage-square133linkfedilinkarrow-up1375arrow-down129
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minus-squareimetators@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoDunno if it is me, non-native English speaker, but it seems that very old can vary depending on context, while ancient barely changes on the context. And it seems few others could be divisive and a few green ticked ones repeat. Edit: ah, this is shitposting comm :@
minus-squareboonhet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 hours agoMmm I’ve definitely heard ancient used similarly to very old. E.g mice with balls are ancient technology.
Dunno if it is me, non-native English speaker, but it seems that very old can vary depending on context, while ancient barely changes on the context. And it seems few others could be divisive and a few green ticked ones repeat.
Edit: ah, this is shitposting comm :@
Mmm I’ve definitely heard ancient used similarly to very old. E.g mice with balls are ancient technology.
Very astute.