▲ 359 ▼ This section of mirror doesn't fog (lemmy.world) submitted 10 months ago by WhatsHerBucket@lemmy.world [M] to c/mildlyinteresting@lemmy.world 123 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 31 points 10 months ago (3 children) No. English is just hella stupid. 🤣 A one-way mirror, also called two-way mirror... https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-way_mirror permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (1 child) How many ways is a normal mirror, then? Do we call it a "no way mirror"? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) wouldn't a one-way mirror only be used "one way" and a two-way mirror be used in "two ways"? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 11 points 10 months ago While a no-way mirror is a mirror owned by a vampire. permalink fedilink source parent [–] protist@mander.xyz 1 point 10 months ago A one-way mirror is only one-way when the lighting conditions are correct. Otherwise you can see right through it from both sides permalink fedilink source parent [–] TheFogan@programming.dev 0 points 10 months ago Well I mean dictionaries. Kind of like how webster defines literally with Definition 1: In a literal manner such as .... Definition 2: used in an exaggerated way to emphasize a statement or description that is not literally true or possible. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (1 child) How many ways is a normal mirror, then? Do we call it a "no way mirror"? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) wouldn't a one-way mirror only be used "one way" and a two-way mirror be used in "two ways"? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 11 points 10 months ago While a no-way mirror is a mirror owned by a vampire. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (1 child) wouldn't a one-way mirror only be used "one way" and a two-way mirror be used in "two ways"? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 11 points 10 months ago While a no-way mirror is a mirror owned by a vampire. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 11 points 10 months ago While a no-way mirror is a mirror owned by a vampire. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] protist@mander.xyz 1 point 10 months ago A one-way mirror is only one-way when the lighting conditions are correct. Otherwise you can see right through it from both sides permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheFogan@programming.dev 0 points 10 months ago Well I mean dictionaries. Kind of like how webster defines literally with Definition 1: In a literal manner such as .... Definition 2: used in an exaggerated way to emphasize a statement or description that is not literally true or possible. permalink fedilink source parent