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[–] 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

ah, now I get it. You meant ostensible goal

Edit: I also had to look it up )

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Oh huh TIL. I also looked it up, and it seems like a real doozy of a word. I had no idea. Looks some some dictionaries say that the two words are interchangeable, whereas others distinguish between them, and in the latter case, I used the wrong one. Language is fun!

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    “'Inflammable' means ‘flammable’? What a country!”

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Haha, what’s this from again?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    It’s a classic, from way back when The Simpsons was good.

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