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minus-squarehperrin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up65arrow-down1·edit-22 个月前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.
minus-squareLommy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 个月前 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-up10·2 个月前If I’m gonna be a pedant, I’ve gotta take it to the extreme.
minus-squareTxzK@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 个月前I normally hate ultra pedants, but this I can respect
minus-squareJasonDJ@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 个月前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.
minus-squareNewAgeOldPerson@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 个月前It’s okay. Nine times out of ten, it’s an electric razor.
minus-squareDaft_ish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·edit-22 个月前Omg the pedentry needs to stop. Specific to what ever fossil is being refered too.
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.
Omg the pedentry needs to stop. Specific to what ever fossil is being refered too.