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minus-squarehperrin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up66arrow-down1·edit-26 months agoTechnically a fossil is any remnant of an organism or its activities, not just petrified bones. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fossil But they also said “the fossil”, not “a fossil”, so maybe they were talking about a specific fossil.
minus-squareLommy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·6 months ago But they also said “the fossil”, not “a fossil”, so maybe they were talking about a specific fossil. This had me in stitches. Thanks :D
minus-squarehperrin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·6 months agoIf I’m gonna be a pedant, I’ve gotta take it to the extreme.
minus-squareTxzK@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 months agoI normally hate ultra pedants, but this I can respect
minus-squareJasonDJ@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·6 months agoOf course it’s company policy never to, imply ownership in the event of a dildo… always use the indefinite article “a” dildo, never “your” dildo.
minus-squareNewAgeOldPerson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoIt’s okay. Nine times out of ten, it’s an electric razor.
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Technically a fossil is any remnant of an organism or its activities, not just petrified bones.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fossil
But they also said “the fossil”, not “a fossil”, so maybe they were talking about a specific fossil.
This had me in stitches. Thanks :D
If I’m gonna be a pedant, I’ve gotta take it to the extreme.
I normally hate ultra pedants, but this I can respect
Of course it’s company policy never to, imply ownership in the event of a dildo… always use the indefinite article “a” dildo, never “your” dildo.
It’s okay. Nine times out of ten, it’s an electric razor.
Removed by mod