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Supermarket responds after Reddit user’s warning about self-checkout overcharge — ‘Was annoyed that the total amount due on my supermarket purchase did not equate to the individual items I purchased.’ (7news.com.au)
submitted 2 years ago by [M, B] to c/technology@lemmy.world
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Supermarket responds after Reddit user’s warning about self-checkout overcharge — ‘Was annoyed that the total amount due on my supermarket purchase did not equate to the individual items I purchased.’::‘Was annoyed that the amount due on my Woolies purchase did not equate to the individual items I purchased.’

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[–] 36 points 2 years ago (1 child)

In-store is, and language is fluid. If you understood what I meant we succeeded in communicating, anything else is you just trying to be better than someone else.

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  • [+] -31 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Languageisfluid isacommon excusefor people whoare justwrong.

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

    Except language is demonstrably fluid, meanwhile it seems like your grasping of prescriptive pedantry is coincidentally just a lazy reason to try and be correct when everyone knew what "instore" meant.

    Do you say "God be with you" when departing, or just goodbye?

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  • [+] -8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Of course it is. That doesn't mean every missing or grammatical mistake is an example of language evolving. Usually it's just carelessness or ignorance.

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

    Carelessness or ignorance, believe it or not, evolve language. Have you heard of compound words?

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Okay Luddite.

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

    I apologize for knowing how to spell.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child)

    So where do we draw the line on when new words can’t be created anymore? Shakespeare? Wassup? Crunk? Your username even has LOL in it, I don’t think we should be taking language lessons from someone who parades that around….

    An online forum lacking in content and engagement isn’t the place to make a stand against minor mistakes that don’t detract from the conversation.

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