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minus-squareACourtesanOfArabia@lemmy.worlddeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up33arrow-down1·3 months ago“Permanent break”? Isn’t that just termination?
minus-squareMiles O'Brien@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up51·3 months agoI read it as “to break off” not “to temporarily interrupt”
minus-squareACourtesanOfArabia@lemmy.worlddeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down1·3 months agoYeah, after I read it a couple more times I got it. Initially I read “break” as in “to take a break from something” which implies a temporary action. English isn’t my first language so sometimes this happens.
minus-squareCanonical_Warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·3 months agoEnglish is my first language and I still read it the same way as you at first.
minus-squareMiles O'Brien@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 months agoEnglish IS my first language and it still tripped me up. It’s an easy thing to swap, especially without much context.
minus-squarezeppo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·3 months agoYeah, “split” would be more clear
“Permanent break”? Isn’t that just termination?
I read it as “to break off” not “to temporarily interrupt”
Yeah, after I read it a couple more times I got it. Initially I read “break” as in “to take a break from something” which implies a temporary action. English isn’t my first language so sometimes this happens.
English is my first language and I still read it the same way as you at first.
English IS my first language and it still tripped me up. It’s an easy thing to swap, especially without much context.
Yeah, “split” would be more clear